Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Job Title
- Teaching Assistant

Department Name
- Physiology

Work Location
- Lexington, KY

Salary Range - tbd based on hours worked (10 or 20)

Type of Position
- Student

Position Time Status
- Part-Time

Required Education
- Bachelor's degree

Required Related Experience - n/a

Required License/Registration/Certification - n/a

Physical Requirements
- Walking up to 1 mile, lifting up to 25lbs

Shift
- Monday-Friday, 10-20 hrs/week

Job Summary
- The Department of Physiology is putting out a call for TAs for PGY
208 (Elementary Physiology Lab) and PGY
206 (Elementary Physiology). The UK Graduate School will be providing the Department with TA tuition scholarships for the academic year  (fall and spring semesters) for these positions. According to the Graduate School, Full-time TA Tuition Scholarships are for TAs who work 20 hours per week and their stipend will be covered by the College or Department. They will likely be meeting this teaching need with ½ TAs (10 hours per week), the Graduate School will pay for ½ student's tuition and their ½ stipend will be covered by the College or Department.

This allows for the commitment to have a lesser effect on research efforts. TAs are required to undergo initial training prior to the start of classes and be evaluated each semester. PGY
208 (Elementary Physiology Laboratory, divided into 6 sections) is a 1-credit hour online physiology laboratory course that complements PGY
206 (3-credit hour lecture course). PGY
208 overall structure and experiments will be overseen by a faculty member (Thad Wilson for the upcoming semester). The time commitment for PGY
208 is proposed to be three 90 min synchronous online open lab (TA would be available to help students through the physiology simulations with the exact time to be determined by the TAs and faculty member), a TA meeting, and grading and providing feedback for lab assignments (remaining hours). These applications will be reviewed by the PGY
208 Course Director and the PGY Director of Education. Please feel free to reach out to Thad Wilson for any clarifications or questions.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities - n/a

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? - No

Preferred Education/Experience
- Bachelor's degree

Final date to receive applications - 08/16/2026

Our University Community
- We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus. The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination.

The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status. Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources.

These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.

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