TA Pool; SoLS

Position: TA Pool (SoLS) - Spring 2026
Description

Description

Title:

Graduate Assistant, 9-month

Position Number:
To be assigned

Hiring Unit: C OF NAT SCI, SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF LIFE SCIENCES

Location:

UH at Manoa

Salary Information:
Minimum Step 15

Full Time/Part Time:
Part
-Time, 50% FTE

Temporary/Permanent:
Temporary

Funding:
General

Other

Conditions:

Position is expected to begin January 2026. Placement subject to availability of funding, course scheduling, and staffing requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Teach undergraduate lecture and/or lab courses during the Sprin 2026 semester in one or more of the following areas of Life Sciences:
Biology, Botany, Microbiology;

2. Hold office hours to meet with students and help with questions;

3. Grade student assignments, quizzes, and exams;

4. Set up and clean-up of laboratory and/or lecture activities;

5. Attend weekly training meetings with IOR and/or Lab Coordinator;

6. Other teaching related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Biology, Botany, Microbiology, or related field

2. Current Graduate Student at the University of Hawaii

3. Be in good academic standing and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above

4. Maintain 6 credits per semester with the exception of those who have reached 800 (dissertation) or 700F (thesis)

5.

Demonstrated proficiency in English
* * TOEFL scores of 600/100 (paper/internet) or above, with subtest scores of 25 for listening and 25 for speaking, or IELTS score of 7.0 or above for the overall band test results.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Previous teaching experience for Biology, Botany, and Microbiology courses

SoLS Teaching Assistantships

The School of Life Sciences employs graduate students with academic backgrounds in the life sciences to serve as TAs in a number of undergraduate (and occasionally graduate) courses. TAs within the SoLS predominantly support laboratory-based undergraduate courses. We encourage all interested graduate students to apply.

Spring 2026

SoLS TA Application available here Priority for Spring 2026 placement will be given to applications submitted by Oct 20, 2025. See placement criteria belowTimeline

Fall 2025

Spring 2026

Summer 2025
* TAships Available
6767

TBDTA application available

March 24, 2025

Oct. 1, 2025

Feb 3, 2025TA application due April 17, 2025

Oct. 20, 2025

Feb. 14, 2025TA letter of interest and waitlist notifications distributed
* April 28, 2025

Oct. 27, 2025

Feb. 18, 2025TA Confirmation of Interest Due/Last day to move to RAMay 5, 2025

Oct 30, 2025

Feb 21, 2025TA Course Assignments Formalized and Offer Letters Distributed May 12, 2025

Nov. 7, 2025N/AStart of TA Duty Period Aug. 18, 2025

Jan. 5, 2026

SSI:
May 27, 2025

SSII:
July 3, 2025

End of TA Duty Period Dec. 19, 2025

May 15, 2026

SSI:
July 7, 2025

SSII:
Aug. 14, 2025

* Frequently one or more TA offers are declined. Should a TA offer be declined, new offers will be extended to those on the waiting list. As a result, these deadlines will adjust to accommodate the delay in offering a TAship to waitlist candidates.

Declining a TA position after this date will result in lower prioritization of future TA applications.

* Some courses run outside of the traditional SSI or SSII schedules. For these courses, special duty periods will be defined in the offer letter.

TA Placement Criteria

We generally have more applicants that we have TAships to offer; therefore, we are unable to offer TAships to all applicants.

Current SoLS graduate students whose funding is guaranteed through their program or advisor are placed first during this process, followed by graduate students from other programs within UH Manoa. The original offer or acceptance letter from your graduate program should explain details regarding financial commitments.

The TA placement process takes into account your skills and experience to best match them with TAship openings. We generally are unable to accommodate specific teaching requests by applicants. Most SoLS labs are for introductory (100-level) courses in Biology, Botany, and Microbiology so the majority of our TAs are placed in these classes.

Quality of instruction is an important goal in SoLS which requires that courses are staffed with TAs that are knowledgeable in the relevant subject areas and skills and have a strong record of success in teaching and working with supervisors (if previously serving as a SoLS TA). Due to changes in TA availability, your teaching assignment may change prior to the start of the semester.

Such adjustments are made to ensure that all TAs are matched with courses that complement their skills and expertise. We work to limit reassignments, but know that it is important to understand that such changes may occur. We will notify you as soon as possible should your teaching assignment be changed.

TA Salaries

Effective August 1, 2025, SoLS TAs will be paid $24,912 for 9-month appointments. Read more about graduate compensation and withholding.

Questions?

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding SoLS TA positions, please contact Associate Director for…