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The Women’s and Gender Studies Program seeks graduate students to apply for WGS Teaching Assistantships for 2021-2022.

Job Description

A half-time teaching assistantship for Women’s and Gender Studies 201 “Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies” involves:

• Attending all lectures of WGS 201 and presenting one lecture during the semester
• teaching two recitation sections of WGS 201
• grading student work
• participating in weekly meetings with the course instructor to coordinate and plan discussions in the recitation sections
• holding office hours (3 hours/week) to meet with students

Job Skills/Requirements

Applicants must be currently enrolled ISU graduate students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. A Women’s and Gender Studies background is highly desirable (including courses at the undergraduate or graduate level); preference will be given to students who have declared a Women’s and Gender Studies graduate minor.  Prior teaching experience is a plus, but not required.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2021

Pay Rate: competitive with rates in home department and degree level of candidate

Schedule Type: temporary, part time, fixed hours

Schedule or # of hours/week: 20 hours/week

Job start date: August 16, 2021

Job end date: May 15, 2022

Number of Positions: 3

To apply, please send a letter of interest, a current CV / resumé, and the names (with contact information) of three references to: Ann Oberhauser, Director, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, 217 East Hall, or to annober@iastate.edu