Teaching Assistant - Biology

Mercer University; Alabama; On-site; USD 14,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercer University in Alabama is seeking a Teaching Assistant for Biology to support lab instruction and material delivery. You will assist instructors by answering student questions during labs and helping manage lab supplies.

Responsibilities include facilitating lab activities, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety. Work will require dependable attendance, course prerequisites completion, and professor approval for the courses you will assist with.

Qualifications

• Must seek approval and obtain recommendation by the professor for the course(s) you intend to TA
• Must have successfully completed the course(s) that you intend to work as a TA
• Must be dependable and show up on-time

Responsibilities

• Answer questions from students related to the lab experiments
• Help distribute lab supplies to the class
• Operate and troubleshoot basic computer equipment and lab systems
• Be enthusiastic and willing to assist other students
• Assist in the cleanup of used lab materials and equipment at the end of lab
• Lab sections available: BIO-102, 131, 171, 172, 280, 303, and 460L

Job description

Job Family

Student Regular Wage

Department

Biology

Supervisor

Jazz Thorpe

Job Title

Teaching Assistant - Biology

Job Description

Teaching Assistants will assist the instructor in providing classroom instruction and organizing the delivery of instructional materials.

• Tasks include answering questions from students related to the lab experiments
• Help distribute lab supplies to the class
• Possess operational knowledge of computers and procedures for re-starting, shutting down, and basic troubleshooting technical issues
• Enthusiastic and willing to assist other students
• Assist in the clean-up of used lab materials and equipment at the end of lab
• Lab sections available: BIO-102, 131, 171, 172, 280, 303, and 460L

Requirements

• Must seek approval and obtain recommendation by the professor for the course(s) you intend to TA
• Must have successfully completed the course(s) that you intend to work as a TA
• Must be dependable and show up on-time

Pay rate : $10.80 per hour

Scheduled Hours

3

Start Date

08/25/2026

End Date

05/10/2027