Professional Teaching Assistant Part-time Position in Freshman Science Course (FDP-NSTA-2026)

Sabancı Üniversitesi; Fatih; On-site; TRY 112,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabancı University’s Foundations Development Directorate seeks a teaching assistant for an introductory level science course for freshmen. The role is performed within a student-centered classroom that emphasizes collaboration and scientific literacy across physics, chemistry and biology.

Required are a Master of Science or PhD in natural sciences, with priority to physics, and excellent English. The position begins with the 2026-2027 academic year and lasts at least four months, with

Qualifications

• Master of Science or PhD in natural sciences.
• Priority for Physics or closely related interdisciplinary fields.
• Excellent coordination and organizational skills; commitment to teamwork.
• Proficiency in English (speaking and writing) is required.

Responsibilities

• Attend and help organize orientation and training sessions for teaching assistants (TAs).
• Facilitate weekly problem-solving sessions.
• Assist with exam organization, proctoring, and grading.
• Proctor exams as needed.
• Grade exams and contribute to assessment quality.

Skills

English proficiency

Coordination

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Master of Science in natural sciences

Doctor of Philosophy in natural sciences

Job description

The Foundations Development Directorate (FDD) at Sabancı University is seeking a professional teaching assistant for an introductory level science course for freshman students. The course is offered in a student-centered format, where all in-class components take place in an active, collaborative learning environment. The contents of the course emphasize scientific critical thinking and scientific literacy discussed through four modules, in which the students probe four open scientific questions closely related to our daily life, using basic scientific concepts from physics, chemistry and biology. The FDD coordinates our core curriculum. For more information on the course, please visithttp://scienceofnature.sabanciuniv.edu .

The candidate must hold a Master of Science or Doctor of Philosophy degree in natural sciences, with a strong interest in science education. Priority will be given to candidates with a degree in Physics or closely related interdisciplinary fields. Proficiency in English (speaking and writing) is required. Candidates are expected to have excellent coordination and organizational skills as well as commitment to teamwork. The position has started once all hiring requirements have been fullfilled (at the beginning of the 2026-2027 Academic year) with a minimum working duration of four months right after.

The position involves (but not limited to) the following responsibilities:

• Attend and help organization of orientation and training sessions for teaching assistants (TAs)
• Facilitate problem‑solving sessions (weekly)
• Help with the exam organization, proctoring, and grading
• Exam proctoring
• Exam grading

Sabanci University, a privately funded premier academic institution, started instruction in the 1999-2000 academic year in its new state-of-the-art campus located in suburban Istanbul. The University offers 12 undergraduate programs and 23 graduate programs in three faculties (Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Management). The University aims at establishing a high standard of academic excellence and a research‑oriented atmosphere both for its faculty and for its students, while nurturing productive relationships particularly with the industries in the region which constitute the industrial heartland of Turkey. The medium of instruction is English.

Sabanci University is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment in education and employment. The University respects all individuals without any discrimination of gender, religion, national and ethnic origin, race, color, physical disability, physical appearance, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, age, or political affiliation in the administration of its educational, admission, and employment policies, and its scholarship and university-sponsored programs.