Teaching Assistants
Teaching assistants at the Lubar School of Business make an important contribution to the learning experience of undergraduate students.
A teaching assistant is an enrolled LSB graduate student who is regularly assigned teaching and related responsibilities under the supervision of a faculty member.
Priority for teaching assistantships is given to graduate students admitted to the PhD in Management Science program.
Awards are made on a semester or academic year basis and may vary between 33% and 50% appointments. Graduate students (excluding Dissertator status) must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits each semester.
Applications are typically reviewed beginning March for the succeeding academic year. Proof of admission to a Lubar School of Business graduate program must be provided with the application.
Teaching Assistant Application
International Students Teaching assistant positions are contingent upon maintaining your immigration status. Employment cannot commence until you have the appropriate visa category, your student visa status is certified by the Center for International Education (CIE) and an I-9 form is completed with Dawn Koerten, Academic Affairs & TA Coordinator (dmk@uwm.edu) in Lubar School of Business.
Employment cannot exceed 50% of full-time (20 hours per week) during the Spring and Fall semesters.
You are permitted to be employed at 100% full-time (40 hours per week) during Winter and Spring breaks.
Appointments are contingent upon your demonstrated proficiency in English. If the English diagnostic examination reveals that your language proficiency is not adequate for your work as a teaching assistant, you will be required to take a course in ORAL ENGLISH SKILLS FOR INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS.
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