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- Graduate School's page on Student Employment: categories, eligibility, duties, and other requirements
TA Assignment Policy
The TA assignment policy is under College of Education purview, effective Fall 2021.
TA hiring process:
- Students must fill out the EDP TA Application online in order to be considered for a TA position in the upcoming semester. Students will be sent a reminder and link to the application prior to each semester.
- The EDP Executive Assistant compiles applications into a spreadsheet for instructors to view, and sends the link along with their The EDP Leadership Team and Administrative Manager determine individual TA allocations each semester based on the College of Education TA Assignment Policy.
- Prior to each semester, the EDP Administrative Manager:
- Emails EDP students once the Course Schedule is published by the Registrar for an upcoming semester, to remind them to reach out to instructors if interested in serving as TA on a course.
- Emails instructors with their approved TA allotment (# of TA hours assigned per course)
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- Instructors reply to the EA with their top choices from the list, specifying course.
- EDP Leadership Team reviews instructor TA requests and makes assignments
- EDP Executive Assistant will confirm instructor TA assignments and hiring instructions via email.
The Department asks program areas to work together to prioritize their most deserving students when assigning Teaching Assistants. Note: Department Chair review and approval is required before TA offers may be made to students.
- Administrative Manager with their assigned TA, including the EDP TA Agreement (signed by instructor and student).
Hiring a Student Employee
Faculty who have received a notification email from the EDP Executive Assistant Administrative Manager regarding permission to hire a student employee must submit the name and EID of the student, as well as the details of their assignment (e.g. which course or research project the student will be working on) to the EA Admin Manager by the deadline requested. The student and faculty should carefully review the the UT graduate student employment criteria to ensure student meets all UT and Graduate School hiring criteria.
The A signed TA or GRA Agreement form Form must also be submitted prior to start of employment:
Performance Evaluations
University policy requires that graduate student employees work employees work under the supervision of a regular faculty member, who must file a written evaluation of the student's work performance with the Department Chair at the close of each semester. EDP Executive Assistant Administrative Manager will send evaluation links to faculty supervisors near the end of each semester. Completed Completed evaluations are kept on file digitally in UT Box.
GRA Salary Rates
The starting GRA salary will be increased by the same percentage as the TA rate increase annually. Principal Investigators are welcome to offer salaries above these rates, when their budget allows. The chart below assumes a 3% raise each year, however, the TA merit raises have varied between 2-5% in recent years. DO NOT share this with students as there is no guarantee these rates will be accurate or approved by the sponsor.
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Fiscal Year
9/1 – 8/31
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Estimated GRA Salary
(12-months)
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Monthly Pre-Tax
(10-hr appt.)
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Monthly Pre-Tax
(20-hr appt.)
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2018-19
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OLD RATE: $33,815
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$704
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$1,409
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2019-20
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OLD RATE: $37,717
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$785
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$1,572
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2020-21
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NEW RATE: $40,000
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$833
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Additionally, EDP TAs with official appointments will be evaluated via TA-specific questions on Course Evaluations.