GA - Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant - (Normal, IL)

Request/Posting Number 0711172 Classification Title GA - Research Assistant/Teaching Assistant Working Title New or Reappointment: Graduate Research or Teaching Assistant Fall 2018 Job Class 900010 Type of Position Graduate Assistant Percent Appointment: 1-100 (For Student Employment and Graduate Assistant Only; state hours per week) .40 FTE (approx sixteen hours per week) Representation: Department Biological Sciences (School of) - 04120000 General Summary Graduate research assistants are generally assigned to individual faculty members to assist with their research, and the majority of the assigned duties are tied to this research. The nature of the assistance varies by discipline and can involve a variety of activities such as: 1. Library work 2. Proposal writing 3. Data gathering 4. Data analysis The majority of the graduate teaching assistants primary duties are in support of instruction including but not limited to the responsibilities below: 1.