Position Description

Each year, we employ several Associates to work closely with Center faculty to support on-going activities, which include but are not limited to the following:

• consulting with other graduate students about teaching following a Teaching Analysis Poll, videotape analysis, or in-class observation
• developing and offering various programs, including the Center's August & January Teaching Workshops, department-specific and interdepartmental workshops, seminars and discussions
• augmenting and improving TRC resources, which include a library of video and print materials about teaching, and handbooks and publications for faculty and TAs.

The position involves working from mid-August through May—and perhaps also periodically during the summer—for between five and eight hours per week at an hourly wage of approximately $15.00.

"What exactly do you do?"
Three former GSAs write about their experiences as GSAs.

Benefits

Former GSAs consistently tell us about the positive impact that the position had on their professional careers. Among the benefits they list are these:

In my teaching, being a GSA...

• helped me be a better teacher
• helped me win teaching awards
• introduced me to the scholarly literature on teaching and learning

On the job market, being a GSA...

• helped me to secure a full-time tenure-track professorship
• improved my skill at discussing teaching issues, during the job search and beyond
• prepared me for a presentation for my on-campus visit
• helped solidify my desire to pursue a teaching-centered, academic career
• enabled me to demonstrated my dedication to teaching and the liberal arts mission, despite going to graduate school at a large research university

In the professoriate, being a GSA...

• made my transition from TA to assistant professor much easier
• gave me experience that I am using in a national leadership role
• made me an effective co-chair of a college-wide committee on learning and teaching
• helped me mentor colleagues in all fields
• enabled me to write scholarly articles on teaching in my discipline

Outside of academe, being a GSA...

• prepared me to be an engaged and contributing member of my chosen community
• was a stepping stone towards my current career in which I provide professional development to elementary and high school teachers in the U.S. and internationally
• gave me a different set of professional skills that has helped me to adapt to a major life change

"Why should you consider applying?"
Former graduate students explain how being a GSA has helped them in their careers.

If you have questions or would like to discuss the position, please contact Fredda Fretwell at 982-2850 or fsf@virginia.edu.