Graduate Teaching Assistant - Psychology

Position Title: Graduate Teaching Assistant - Psychology

Department: Psychology

Advertised Pay: Varies

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

Graduate Teaching Assistants will assist individual faculty members in and out of the classroom with a variety of duties including but not limited to tutoring, conducting study sessions and guest lecturing.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
Provide services as a tutor
Grade papers
Provide students with feedback on skills
Help students during office hours
Conduct study sessions
Guest lecture

Required Qualifications:
Must be a current MAPY enrolled graduate student in good standing
Must display excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail
Must be able to display professionalism when working with faculty, staff and students
Knowledge or willingness to learn technology related to the classroom and research (e.f., D2L, MyWashburn, survey software, and data analysis software).

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

Stipend Monthly Exempt   
Background Check Required