EDP Student Employment

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General Information

The Department of Educational Psychology offers Teaching Assistant (TA), Assistant Instructor (AI), and Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) positions to Educational Psychology graduate students each semester. These positions are primarily available to those students who are in their second year and beyond. Recipients of half-time teaching or research assistantships are eligible for an exemption of the out-of-state portion of their tuition. 

Student appointments as TAs, AIs, or GRAs may not exceed 20 hours per week during the first two long (Spring/Fall) semesters of graduate study (or for international students in any semester) at UT Austin. Appointments may not exceed 30 hours per week during subsequent long semesters. Exceptions to this policy require approval of the Graduate Adviser and Graduate Dean. Summer session TA/AI appointments are commensurate with the level of assigned duties and may be up to full-time. 

TAs, AIs, & GRAs may not be appointed for more than fourteen long semesters at any one of these graduate student employee titles or combination of titles. Graduate student employees must also be registered for at least 9 semester graduate hours during each long semester and for at least three semester graduate hours during any summer term. 

The Department hires 40-50 Teaching Assistants per year. For 2016-2017, a 10-hour Teaching Assistant appointment yields a salary of $3,237 for one long semester ($719/month). The Department hires approximately 12 Assistant Instructors per year. A 10-hour Assistant Instructor position yields a salary of $3,578 for one long semester ($795/month). Appointments are always for one semester at a time.  In addition to appointments available in our department, EDP students have found employment all over the UT campus. Note that appointment as an AI requires that students have completed the course 398T College Teaching Methodology (in Educational Psychology or in another department).

Responsibilities

Students must follow all steps on the New Student Employee Checklist available on the Human Resources Student Employee webpage.

Position Types

• Graduate Research Assistants. Students interested in a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) position should read about faculty research interests and contact faculty directly, then complete the application below.
• Teaching Assistants. Students interested in a Teaching Assistant (TA) position are encouraged to talk to the instructor of the course directly, and then complete the application below. Class listings/schedules for upcoming semesters can be viewed via the Course Schedule on the Registrar's page. 
• Assistant Instructors. Students eligible for employment as Assistant Instructors (AI) should apply via the application link below. AIs may only teach lower-division undergraduate courses: EDP undergrad courses that are traditionally AI-taught are EDP 304 Strategic Learning for the 21st Century, EDP 308 Statistical Literacy and Reasoning, and EDP 316 Intergroup Dialogue.

Eligibility Requirements

Please read these requirements for appointment carefully before applying:

• Students interested in academic student employment in Educational Psychology should first read Conditions for Student Employment from the Office of Graduate Studies.
• Students must be registered as a full-time graduate student (i.e., 9 hours that count toward the graduate degree) in fall and spring, or 3 hours in any session during the summer, in order to be appointed as an AI or TA.
• Students must be making good progress toward the completion of a graduate degree and be in good standing in the Graduate School (i.e., no more than two incompletes and a GPA of 3.0 or above).
• AI's and TA’s may acquire no more than one temporary incomplete grade (X) and one permanent incomplete grade (I), or two temporary incompletes (X). Any exceptions must be approved in writing by the Graduate Adviser and the Graduate Dean.
• Graduate School conditions under which a student was admitted, if any, must have been met or removed.
• International students must obtain English language proficiency certification.

In addition to these campus wide regulations, Educational Psychology requirements also include:

• To be eligible for an AI or a TA position in a particular course, the student must have taken the course or an approved equivalent, and be recommended by the course instructor.
• In the appointment of TA's for ALD classes, preference is given to students who have teaching experience at the elementary or secondary level.

Application Process

Deadline

The online application will remain available until all positions are filled for each semester.

Application

Applications for Spring 2018 are now being accepted.

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Appointment Information

Appointment information for Spring 2017 is now available.

Appointment information for Summer 2017 will be available a few weeks before the beginning of the semester.

Employment Opportunities outside EDP

Hire UTexas

In addition to employment in Educational Psychology, UT students and alumni have access to the Hire UTexas jobs database.

Hire a Longhorn

The Hire a Longhorn site is available to current UT students.

More Opportunities

EDP's Announcements & Opportunities Page lists fellowship, training, and job listings sent to EDP that may be field-relevant for EDP students.