Graduate Teaching Assistant; Sociology

Office

Location:

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 1201 W. University Drive, Human Resources, MASS Building 2nd Floor, Edinburg, TX 78539

Contact:
Edinburg ;
Brownsville

Office hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs;
Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe.

Title:

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Sociology)

Working Title:

Graduate Teaching Assistant (Sociology)

Posting Number: A1350

Job Class Code: 10047

FLSA:
Exempt

FTE: 0.25 or 0.50

Duties include, but are not limited to, providing feedback and/or grading student work; monitoring/proctoring course activities; leading laboratory sessions, discussion sessions, or recitation labs; providing office hour assistance to students; and performing clerical tasks associated with course instruction. Additional details are provided by the Department.

• Must be admitted to a graduate degree program.
• Must be in good academic standing.
• Be registered full-time for the respective semester (nine semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine semester credit hours during the spring semester, six semester credit hours during the summer session or be performing supervised research with a UTRGV faculty member) or be registered in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements on the degree plan.

Salary: $2,900 or $5,800 per semester.

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03/01/2026

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.

We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

02/13/2026

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