25-26 AY Teaching Associate (TA) - English

25-26 AY Teaching Associate (TA) - English

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Work type : Teaching Associate

Location : Fresno

Categories : Unit 11 - UAW - California Alliance of Academic Student Workers, Temporary, Part Time

Teaching Associate (TA) for the Department of English

College of Arts and Humanities

Position Overview :

The Department of English seeks graduate students as Teaching Associates. Teaching Associates typically are responsible for providing classroom instruction. Depending on successful TA eligibility and department eligibility, the Department is seeking TA applicants for sections of English 5A.

Depending on successful TA eligibility and department eligibility, TAs may teach sections of English 5B the following semester and could have opportunities to teach other beginning courses in the English Department.

The department reserves the right to choose the most qualified candidate for each position and to assign Teaching Associates to the courses that are appropriate for the department program and curriculum in any given semester. Due to staff and curriculum changes, courses offered may vary, and no guarantee of employment from semester to semester can be made.

Anticipated Appointment Dates : This position is open until filled. If you have applied and no other positions are available, you will be notified.

• Fall 2025 : August 18, 2025 - December 22, 2025;

Spring 2026 : January 15, 2026 - May 22, 2026

Hours / Units per week : 3-6 units (dependent on courses and number of section(s) assigned). Students are limited to working up to 20 hours per week across all student positions.

Job Duties may include the following, but will be dependent upon the specific course to which the teaching associate will be assigned, as well as upon the specific needs of the faculty member in charge of the course :

Qualifications : A candidate for the position of teaching associate in the Department of English must meet the following minimum qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications : The Hiring Committee also looks favorably upon applicants who have successfully completed courses in the history of the English language, grammar, linguistics, creative writing form and theory courses (English 241, 243, 245) or teaching English as a second language. Such courses might include English 175T (Special Topics in Rhetoric and Writing), English 131 (Literacy Studies), CI 161 (Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching), English 132S (Rhetoric, Grammar, Writing Instruction), and Linguistics 237 (Teaching Basic Written English).

Writing, tutoring, or teaching experience is preferred but not required.

Application Procedures : The review of applications will begin in Spring 2025 for a Fall 2025 start date.

The following documents are required to upload :

Finalists : may be asked for an interview.

Teaching Associates additional information regarding assignment :

About the Campus : California State University, Fresno, is a forward-looking and diverse institution located in California's Central Valley.

California State University, Fresno is committed to maintaining and implementing employment policies and procedures in compliance with applicable state and federal equal employment opportunity laws and regulations.

The California State University System strongly recommends the COVID-19 vaccination and booster for all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus).

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