Teaching Associate Pool in Department of Environmental Science and Management (Academic Year 25/26)

Vacancy Announcement

Position Type: Teaching Associate 

Term of Appointment: Academic Year 2025/2026 (Fall or Spring, or both)

Hours of Appointment: Typical appointments will be for 0.13 timebase (5.33 hours/week), but could be increased up to 0.27 timebase (10.66 hours/week) as needed by the hiring department.

Pay Rate: Typical appointments will be for approx. $437.00/month, but could be increased up to $874.00/month as needed by the hiring department.

Postions Available: Multiple

Department of Environmental Science and Management

Overview

Teaching Associates (TAs) typically are responsible for providing classroom and/or laboratory instruction, making assignments to students, preparing course materials, administering examinations, assessing student performance, tutoring students and determining course grades. Also, incumbents may assist faculty with field experience, supervision, simulation exercises and/or research projects. Students applying for TA positions must be currently enrolled in the graduate program of the department in which they are applying. Degree-seeking graduate students who are enrolled in interdisciplinary degree programs may be hired as TAs for departments that comprise their interdisciplinary programs. Academic Student Employees may not concurrently hold a faculty or staff position. Students with assignments in more than one student classification (i.e., Graduate Assistant, Instructional Student Assistant, and Student Assistant) are restricted to working a maximum of 20 hours per week during the academic year. The 20 hour per week maximum includes hours worked in all positions.

See Classification Standards for more information: https://www.humboldt.edu/academic-personnel-services/employee-recruitment/academic-student-unit-11 

Job Duties

JOB # 109: Environmental Science and Management: Teaching Associate

Under the direction of the Professor(s) instructing the course (ESM 230, GSP 270 and/or ESM 303), the Teaching Associate will be responsible for presenting weekly lab exercises, including new concepts and techniques. 

The Teaching Associate will be available to assist students with questions during the lab session. The Teaching Associate will also be responsible for making minor edits/improvements to lab handouts and for grading lab assignments submitted by the students in the course of assignment. The anticipated workload is 5.3 hours per week per lab section (weekly meetings with the instructor or instructors to go over lab materials, grading, presentation time, and grading for labs). Breakdown of workload is below:

• 70% Lab Instruction

• 10% Preparation

• 20% Grading

Minimum Qualifications for this Classification

Knowledge and Abilities: Knowledge of the subject matter of the discipline to which the individual is assigned. Ability to relate well to others within the academic environment and ability to instruct and evaluate students.

Education: Education equivalent to or completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree and concurrent admission to or enrollment in a graduate degree program of the university in the discipline to which the individual is assigned.

Experience: Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work.

Note: Exceptions to the minimum eligibility qualifications may be granted at the sole discretion of Cal Poly Humboldt.

Department Hiring Criteria

JOB # 109: Environmental Science and Management: Teaching Associate

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION: Completion of Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science or closely related field, with appropriate coursework and experience relevant to the course of assignment. Strong recommendation from a faculty member who teaches in Environmental Science or a related discipline is required. 

How to Apply and Contact Information

Please submit the follwing application materials via CHRS Recruiting (PageUp):

• Letter of Interest/Cover Letter;
• Resume/CV;
• Application for Employment (complete in CHRS Recruiting - PageUp);
• Unofficial Transcripts.

Please direct any questions pertain