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Job Overview
The position is a Teaching Assistant for the Department of Neuroscience in the Georgetown University Medical Center. The course is Basic Neuroscience I, which is a two hour course that meets twice a week (Mondays and Wednesdays). There are over 30 graduate students enrolled (both MS and PhD). There are a lot of aspects of the course – recorded lectures, quizzes most weeks, exams four times during the semester, in-class assignments, short in-class lectures periodically (6-7 times per semester), other in-class events, and review sessions. A Teaching Assistant could help with some small aspects of each of these aspects, depending on their knowledge and availability. It would be particularly useful is the candidate had taken Basic Neuroscience I in a previous year. It is not necessary for the Teaching Assistant to have prior experience teaching.
Additional duties include but are not limited to:
Work Interactions
The Teaching Assistant would report to the Course Director regarding each of the duties. The position is necessary due to the heavy teaching load for a four-credit course with a large number of students. The faculty are tenured Professors in the Department of Neuroscience. This position allows more individual attention to the students from both the Teaching Assistant and the Professors.
Requirements and Qualifications
A successful applicant would:
Work Mode Designation
This position has been designated as On-Campus. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.
Pay Range
The projected hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is: $21.64 - $26.44. Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.
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Benefits:
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