How does the assistantship hiring process work?
It occurs upon arrival. Faculty members have certain finances that are set aside for them to use as they see fit. Many of them use those finances to hire assistantship help, and then there is almost what I would call a clearinghouse process where the market comes together…. The two groups (students and faculty) do some interviewing and get together, make the match-ups, and go from there. These assistantships are available to the entire the class, for both first and second years.
