Graduate Teaching Assistant / Fellow (Cognitive Sciences)

University of California - Merced; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

University of California, Merced is recruiting Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows for AY 2026-2027, including Summer Session 2026, in Cognitive and Informational Sciences and related courses.

The positions involve grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate, and maintaining office hours. Candidates must be UC Merced graduate students in full-time residence and meet English proficiency requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field.
• Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average.
• Academically eligible to hold the appointment (per UC Merced's Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook).
• Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment 12 units in the previous term; incoming students for summer appointment have submitted the Statement of Intent to Register).
• Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable).

Responsibilities

• Grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate and holding office hours.

Education

Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field

Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average

Academically eligible to hold the appointment (per UC Merced's Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)

Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term; incoming students for summer appointment have submitted the Statement of Intent to Register)

Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)

Job description

University of California, Merced is recruiting Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows for AY 2026-2027, including Summer Session 2026, in Cognitive and Informational Sciences and related courses.

The positions involve grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate, and maintaining office hours. Candidates must be UC Merced graduate students in full-time residence and meet English proficiency requirements.