What is a teaching assistant (TA)?
Graduate teaching assistants assist faculty members in teaching a course by serving as grading assistants or holding office hours, for example, or in other capacities that involve direct contact with students in supporting either undergraduate or graduate teaching. In some departments Teaching Assistants oversee lab sections and, in some instances, may be instructors of record for courses.
Graduate teaching assistants assist faculty members in course instruction. Duties can include grading, holding office hours, or other roles that involve direct contact with students in supporting either undergraduate or graduate teaching. In some departments TAs oversee lab sections and, in some instances, may be course instructors of record.
