Job Title

Teaching Specialist: Highly Qualified Teaching Assistant – College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Agency

Tarleton State University

Department

In-Class Teaching Specialist - College of Liberal & Fine Arts

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Stephenville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

Application accepted only online at www.tarleton.edu/jobs

The College of Liberal and Fine arts, including the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, at Tarleton State University seeks to expand its pool of applicants for potential highly qualified teaching assistant positions for its growing course offerings in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, and Midlothian. These positions are for the 2024-2025 academic year. These positions are part-time and appointed on a semester by semester basis. Highly qualified teaching assistants are not considered instructors of record or responsible for instructional delivery. These individuals assist the instructor of record by performing functions such as facilitating online environments, responding to course related questions, managing class activities in physical spaces, assessing student work, and other course related tasks during regularly scheduled course hours. We are looking for bachelors, master's and doctoral-qualified candidates to serve as highly qualified teaching assistants in undergraduate and graduate courses in communication studies; English and languages; fine arts; history, sociology, geography and GIS; government, legal studies, and philosophy; and criminal justice. Interested candidates must have bachelors degree or higher in hand in communication studies; English and languages; fine arts; history, sociology, geography and GIS; government, legal studies, and philosophy; and criminal justice or a related field.

Salary: Commensurate with degree earned

Required Education/Experience: Minimum qualifications include a bachelors degree or higher in the discipline or a closely related area.

Preferred Education/Experience: Master’s degree or higher with prior teaching experience at the collegiate level

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Founded in 1899, Tarleton State University a founding member of The Texas A&M University System, has a rich history and tradition through generations that have inspired educational excellence. Tarleton maintains a commitment to transformational student experiences and career readiness supported by engaged faculty, staff, and alumni mentors. Tarleton State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), earned the prestigious designation of Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and is a member of the NCAA Division I, Western Athletic Conference.

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  Tarleton State University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action/ Veterans/ Disability Employer. If you have questions about submitting your application, please contact employment@tarleton.edu .