Graduate Teaching Assistant Biology Department (Fall 2026 Spring 2027)

Department:

Biology

Position Summary:

A Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) under the supervision of the faculty and/or staff may include assisting faculty with various lab related tasks performing classroom instruction as well as other academic support duties and departmental operational needs and other associated and clerical duties as assigned. Teaching schedule will vary dependent upon lab schedule lab prep in class lab time and post lab work.

Positions will be filled based on individual applicants skills qualification and departmental needs.

If you choose to apply for employment as a graduate student at Jax State your transcripts and letters of recommendation will be reviewed by personnel from the units who have posted a graduate administrative assistantship position.

Compensation:

Graduate Teaching Assistants are expected to work 20 hours per week during a fall or spring semester.

Graduate Teaching Assistants will receive a $4000 stipend each semester disbursed in four equal monthly addition to the stipend Graduate assistantships carry a scholarship each semester up to the max award of $4386.00.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serves as lab instructor.
• Assists in logging and processing course materials assignments papers and internship materials.
• Assists in research related tasks including use of the library and internet to find and/or update sources.
• Assists faculty and lab supervisor in lab preparation and clean-up.
• Performs a combination of duties under the supervision of the faculty and lab supervisor.

• Performs clerical and other related duties as assigned.

Graduate Assistantship Qualifications:

• Must be classified as a degree-seeking graduate student at Jax State.
• Must be actively enrolled in a graduate degree program at Jax State during the assistantship semester.
• If a new student must be admitted to a degree program.
• Must be actively enrolled in required coursework towards the degree. The Graduate Assistantship will not pay for courses that are not in the degree program plan of study/checklist.

Note: If a student is classified as a graduate student and is required to take undergraduate courses for the graduate degree (foundation courses undergraduate deficiency courses etc.) the Graduate Assistantship will only pay for these courses if they are documented as required courses via memo from the students advisor to the Director of Graduate Studies.

• Must hold the minimum required GPA for the students enrolled degree program and a minimum GPA of 3.00 in Biology Coursework.
• During the assistantship semester must be enrolled at JSU in six to nine (6-9) graduate semester hours in a fall or spring semester or six to nine (6-9) graduate semester hours in a full summer term. (Full summer term May June and July). An exception to this requirement may be made by the Director of Graduate Studies under the following circumstances:
  • If a student is classified as a graduate student and is required to take undergraduate courses for a graduate degree (foundation courses undergraduate deficiency courses etc.). The Graduate Assistantship will only pay for these courses if they are documented as required courses via memo from the students advisor to the Director of Graduate Studies.
  • If a student has made satisfactory progress toward obtaining the graduate degree and needs fewer than six (6) graduate semester hours available to complete the degree the student may be considered for an assistantship.
  • If a student will hold a Graduate Teaching Assistantship during a summer term the student may be allowed to enroll in fewer than six (6) graduate hours to be considered for the assistantship as long as the courses are required for the degree.
• Must not be holding another campus job.
• A graduate assistant is prohibited from accepting receiving or being credited for other forms of tuition scholarships or waivers from the University. Scholarships from sources outside of the University and the Jax State employee benefit of tuition assistance will both be permitted.
• If the student has previously held a Graduate Assistantship position at Jax State the student must have fulfilled all duties and complied with all policies to be considered for another Graduate Assistantship.
• It is preferred that a Graduate Teaching Assistant not teach and take a class during the same summer term. Any student wanting to teach and take a class in the same summer term must be granted permission by his/her advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies prior to enrolling in the course. Requests should be sent via e-mail.
• It should be noted that the graduate assistantship tuition scholarship may affect the amount of federal financial aid for which students are eligible. The graduate assistant will be responsible for determining if there is any impact on eligibility of other financial aid programs.
• Must complete FERPA training Sexual Harassment training and other training as required through JSU.
• Students whose native language is not English must submit official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores taken no more than four years prior to their application. The minimum required scores are as follows: 560 for the paper-based test (PBT) 220 for the computer-based test (CBT) or 83 for the internet-based test (iBT).
• International graduate assistantships must be certified by the Director of the International House and Programs to perform duties and receive compensation.

Notice Regarding International Students:

• All International Students must be in a valid immigration status.
• Please visit the International Programs website for additional information: to Visa requirements international students must be enrolled as a full-time Jax State student and possess each of the following:

a. Passport from their respective country.

b. F-1 Student Visa or J-1 Exchange Student Visa.

c. U.S. Customs Form I-94.

d. Official photo identification.

e. Official Social Security Card imprinted with Valid for Work Only or similar statement.

Required Documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Unofficial Transcript

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