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List of Programs

The positions listed below are the projected numbers for the academic year indicated. Contact the department/program for information about the number of currently open positions for which they are accepting applications.

Browse the entire list of programs, or click on the title of the programs below to go immediately to that listing of the projected positions for that program. Within that listing you will find contact information and the number of projected positions by term and title. This is not a list of currently available positions.

Analytical Writing Program

Contact: Ling-chih Kao
Email: l3kao@ucsd.edu
Website:https://awp.ucsd.edu/
Phone: (858) 534-6177
Mail Code: 0423

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 0

 

Anthropology

Contact: Veridiana Chavarin 
Email: anthrophd@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-0107
Mail Code: 0532

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Reader 0 0 0 0

 

Bioengineering

Contact: Kelly Thorpe
Email: kthorpe@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-7538
Mail Code: 0419

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA* 20 15 15

0
*Engineering background preferred

Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

Contact: Jade Hermes 
Email: jahermes@ucsd.edu
Phone:  (858) 822-0831
Mail Code: 0419

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0

0

 

Biological Sciences

Contact: Student & Instructional Services
Email: biota@ucsd.edu
Website: https://biology.ucsd.edu/jobs/instructional-assts.html
Phone: (858) 534-0557
Mail Code: 0348

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 50 50 50 35
Reader 1 1 1 25

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Contact: Divina Aleonar
Email: dialeonar@ucsd.edu 
Website: https://chemistry.ucsd.edu/graduate-program/ta.html
Phone: 858-822-6014
Mail Code: 0303

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 106 116 110 30
Reader 6-8 6-8 6-8 4
Associate 0 0 0 3
Tutor 0 0 0 0

 

Chinese Studies Program

Contact: Jennifer Schwarzkopf
Email: chinesestudies@ucsd.edu
Website: https://chinesestudies.ucsd.edu/
Phone: (858) 534-6477
Mail Code: 0113

 

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 5 4 3 0
Associate 0 0 0 0

 

Clinical Psychology Joint Doctoral Program

Contact: Kristin Deveraux
Email: kdeveraux@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-5791
Mail Code: 0603

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 0

 

Cognitive Science

Contact: Cognitive Science Assistant
Phone:(858) 534-6770
Website:https://cogsci.ucsd.edu/
Email: cogsassistant@ucsd.edu 
Mail Code: 0515

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 0
Associate 0 0 0 0

 

Communication

Contact: Andrea Celada
Email: commgradadvising@ucsd.edu
Website: http://communication.ucsd.edu/
Phone: (858) 534-2379 
Mail Code: 0503
Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 0
Associate 0 0 0 0

 

Computer Science and Engineering

Contact: Tierra Terrell
Email: tterrell@eng.ucsd.edu
Website: www.cse.ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 246-0354
Mail Code: 0443

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 170 160 170 40
Reader 10 10 10 0
Tutor 250 250 250 70
Associate 1 1 1 5

 

Data Science

Contact: Sonlong Nguyen
Email: svn001@ucsd.edu
Website: https://datascience.ucsd.edu/graduate/
Phone: (858) 534-0198
Mail Code: 0555

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 25 25 25 0
Tutor 100 100 100 0

 

Economics

Contact: Isaac Amad
Email: iamad@ucsd.edu 
Website: econ.ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-1058
Mail Code: 0508

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 79 98 84 27
Reader 24 20 19 5
Associate 1 2 1 4
Associate (In Lieu of TA) 2 2 2 0

 

Education Studies

Contact: Amber Reider
Email: arieder@ucsd.edu

Phone: 858-822-2177
Mail Code: 0070

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 6 6 6 0
Reader 10 6 6 6
Tutor 6 6 6 0

 

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact: Christina Neillo & Stacey Williams
Email: ece-ta@eng.ucsd.edu 
Website:https://www.ece.ucsd.edu/graduate/current-students/taships
Phone: (858) 246-5356 & (858) 534-8482
Mail Code: 0407

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 75 80 77 7
Reader 31 28 19 1
Tutor 46 49 45 5
Associate 1 1 1 1

 

Engineering, School of

Contact: Shelly Karkosky
Phone: (858) 822-4283
Mail Code: 0405

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 3 3 3 0

Global TIES

Contact: Mandy Bratton
Phone: (858) 822-7987
Mail Code: 0433

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 2 2 2 0
Tutor 6-8 6-8 6-8 0

 

Ethnic Studies

Contact: Jessica Williams
Email: jjwilliams@ucsd.edu
Website: https://ethnicstudies.ucsd.edu/
Phone: 858-534-6040
Mail Code: 0522

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 0
Reader 0 0 0 0
Associate 0 0 0 0

Global Health Program

Contact: Brittany Wright
Email: ma-globalhealth@ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 246-2314
Mail Code: 0532

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 7 7 7 1-2
Reader 4-8 4-8 4-8 0

Global Policy & Strategy

Contact: Laurie Tanjuaquio 
Email: ltanjuaquio@ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 534-7647 
Mail Code: 0519

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 15 15 12 0
Tutor 2 2 1 0

 

Global South Studies

Contact: Jasmine Henderson
Email: globalsouth@ucsd.edu 
Phone: 858-534-3856
Mail Code: 0113

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 1 1 1 0

 

History

Contact: Jordan Wetherell
Email: j1wetherell@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-0664
Mail Code: 0104

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 0
Reader 0 0 0 0

 We no longer offer Reader positions.

Human Development Program

Contact: Alia Welch Partida
Email: alia@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-2698
Mail Code: 0115

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 7 3 3 0
Reader 0 0 0 0

 

IDEA Engineering Student Center

Contact: Sara Eckardt
Email: idea@eng.ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-3780 
Mail Code: 0429

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 3
Tutor 1 1 1 0
Associate 0 0 0 3

 

International Relations and Pacific Studies

Contact: Laura Garcia
Email: lgarcia@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-7647
Mail Code: 0519

Titles and Projected Available Positions
(Students are not considered for these positions during their first year)
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 10 10 10 0
Tutor 0 0 0 0
Reader 4 6 4 0

 

International Studies

Contact: Laurie Tanjuaquio
Email: ltanjuaquio@gmail.com
Phone: (858) 534-7647
Mail Code: 0519

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 8 8 8 0

 

Japanese Studies

Contact: Kumi Obayashi-Ward
Phone: (858) 534-3598
Email: japan@ucsd.edu
Website: japan.ucsd.edu
Mail Code: 0113

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 7 6 5 1

 

Jewish Studies

Contact: Jen Schwarzkopf
Email: jewishstudies@ucsd.edu 
Website: http://jewishstudies.ucsd.edu/
Phone: (858) 534-0491
Mail Code: 0113

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 1 1 1 0
Assiciate  0 0 0 0

 *TA for Hebrew language classes; smaller appointment

Latin American Studies

Contact: Luciana Marcos Laberge
E-mail: las@ucsd.edu 
Website: https://las.ucsd.edu/
Phone: (858)534-9247
Mail Code: 0533

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 2 2 2 2

 

Law and Society Interdisciplinary Program

Contact: TBD
Email: lawandsociety@ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 534-3068
Mail Code: 0422

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 1 0 1

 

Linguistics

Contact: Christina Knerr Frink
Phone: (858) 534-3605
Mail Code: 0108

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 50 35 40 0
Reader 0 0 0 0
Tutor 0 0 0 0

 

Literature

Contact: Julie Henry
E-mail: litgrad@ucsd.edu  
Website:http://literature.ucsd.edu
Phone: 858-534-3217
Mail Code: 0410

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 28 26 25 0
Reader 0 0 0 0
Associate 0 0 0 10

 

Material Science & Engineering

Contact: Taylor Nelson
Email: mats-advising@ucsd.edu 
Website: http://matsci.ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-7715
Mail Code: 0411

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 3 2 2 0

 

Mathematics

Contact: Scott Rollans
Email: srollans@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-3591
Mail Code: 0112

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 15 15 5 0
Reader 0 0 0 0
Tutor  0 0 0 0

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Contact: Tiffany Jones
Email: mae-finsupport@ucsd.edu
Website: maeweb.ucsd.edu/grad/ta
Phone: (858) 246-1246
Mail Code: 0411

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 60 60 50 0
Reader 25 25 25 0
Tutor 10 10 8 0

Medical School Tutorial Program

Contact: Carrie Owen
Email: cnowen@ucsd.edu
Website: meded.ucsd.edu/tutorial
Phone: (858) 534-1519
Mail Code: 0697

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Reader 3-4 3-4 3-4 0
Tutor 2-4 2-4 2-4 0

Muir Interdisciplinary Studies

Contact: Joje Reyes-Alonzo
Email: cgs@ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 534-9982
Mail Code: 0522

Critical Gender Studies

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 2 0 1 0
Reader 1 2 3 0
Associate 0 0 0 6

Environmental Studies

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Tutor 0 0 0 0
Reader 0 3 1 0

Music

Contact: Charmaine Lising
Email:  mus-grad@cloud.ucsd.edu 
Phone:  (858) 534-3279
Mail Code: 0099

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 0 0 0 0
Reader 0 0 0 0
Tutor 0 0 0 0

Nanoengineering/ Chemical Engineering

Contact: Jackie Tam
Email: NE-Instruction@ucsd.edu
Website: nanoengineering.ucsd.edu/positions-available
Phone: 858-822-7981
Mail Code: 0448

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 20 20 20 0
Reader 10 10 10 0
Tutor 2 2 2 0

 

OASIS (Office of Academic Support and Instructional Services)

Contact: Patsy O'Connor
Phone: (858) 534-3763
Mail Code: 0045

Language Program

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Tutor 8 3 3 8

Math and Science Tutorial Program

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Tutor 20 15 10 10

Student Support Services Program

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Tutor 5 3 3 0

 

Philosophy

Contact: Caroline Wells
Email: c4wells@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-3077
Mail Code: 0119

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 18 16 17 22
Associate 0 0 1 14
Associate (in lieu of TA) 1 1 0 20

 

Physics

Contact: Dawn Love
Email: d1love@physics.ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 822-1468
Mail Code: 0319

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 5-10 5-10 5-10 0
Reader 1-5 1-5 1-5 0
Tutor 5 5 5 5
Associate 0 0 0 2

 

Political Science

Contact: Ethel Regis Lu
Email: erlu@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-8198
Website:https://polisci.ucsd.edu/grad/current-students/grad-faqs/teaching-assistants.html
Mail Code: 0521

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 60 52 65 42
Reader 0 0 0 0
Associate 2 2 2 10

 

Psychology

Contact: Graduate Coordinator
Email: grad-coord-psyc-g@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-4416
Mail Code: 0109

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 5 5 5 0

 

Public Health

Contact: Public Health Education Team
Email: hwsphedteam@health.ucsd.edu

Website: https://ph.ucsd.edu/resources/academic-student-employees/index.html
Phone: (858) 534-4854
Mail Code: 0058

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA (50%) 1 1 1 0

 

Rady School of Management

UG Tutor Contact: Chelsea Balderston 
Email: cbalderston@ucsd.edu  
Mail Code: 0553

Grad-Contact: Cassandra Bolton
Phone: (858)534-0658
Email: rsm-ta@ucsd.edu  
Website:https://rady.ucsd.edu/
Mail Code: 0553

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA (MBA/PHD) 65 65 60 30
Tutor  36 40 45 12
Associate 2 2 2 1

 

Religion, Study of

Contact: Alyssa Simons
Email: religion@ucsd.edu
Website:http://religion.ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-2739
Mail Code: 0410

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 1 0 0 0
Reader 0 1 0 0

 

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Contact: Shelley Weisel
Email: sweisel@ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 534-1695 
Mail Code: 0208

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 37 37 37 6
Reader 0 0 0 0
Associate 1 1 1 3

 

Sociology

Contact: Teresa Eckert
Email: tneckert@ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 534-4626 
Mail Code: 0533

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 15 15 15 5
Reader 3 3 3 0
Associate 2 2 2 0

 

Structural Engineering

Contact: Jenna Bastear
Email: Jebastear@ucsd.edu
Website:https://se.ucsd.edu/
Phone: ​858-822-1421
Mail Code: 0085 

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 5 12 13 0
Reader 15 16 19 0
Tutor 1 4 6 0

 

Teaching + Learning Commons

Contact: Denise Trevenen Parker
Email: dtrevenenparker@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-0423 
Mail Code: 0001

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Tutor 210 210 210 210
Associate (In Lieu of TA) 10 10 10 10

  

Theatre and Dance

Contact: Cory Caswell
Email: cpcaswell@ucsd.edu
Website:https://theatre.ucsd.edu/
Phone: (858) 534-1046
Mail Code: 0344

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 35 35 35 10
Reader 0 0 0 0
Associate 1 1 1 0

 

Urban Studies and Planning

Contact: Paul Mamet

Phone: (858) 534-3690
Mail Code: 0521

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 4 4 4 0
Reader 2 2 2 0

 

Visual Arts

Contact: 
Email: vis-grad@ucsd.edu
Website:https://visarts.ucsd.edu/
Phone: (858) 534-2860 
Mail Code: 0327

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 53 49 38 4
Reader 2 3 2 1
Associate 1 2 4 2

 

Warren College Scholars Seminar

Contact: Ishika Rathi
Email: warrenwritingprogram@ucsd.edu
Website:https://warren.ucsd.edu/warren-writing/index.html
Phone: (858) 534-3068
Mail Code: 0422

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 6 0 0 0
Tutor 1 0 0 0
Associate (In Lieu of TA) 0 0 0 5

 

Writing Programs - Marshall College (DOC)

Contact: Sue Hawkinson
Email: schawkinson@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-2742 
Mail Code: 0509

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 25 25 25 0

 

Writing Programs - Muir College Writing

Contact: Helen Mout
Email: muirwriting@ucsd.edu
Website:http://ugcbo.ucsd.edu/ta
Phone: 858-534-2522
Mail Code: 0106

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 4 4 4 0
Reader 0 0 0 0
*We hire in Spring for the academic year.

Writing Programs - Revelle College (Humanities)

Contact: Alexandra Vargas
Email: humanitiesprogram@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-3312
Mail Code: 0306

Galbraith Hall 180 suite

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 25 38 38 12

 TAs are hired for the entire academic year in FA-WI-SP appointments.

Writing Programs - Roosevelt College (MMW)

Contact: Shirley Lam
Email:ercmmw@ucsd.edu
Website: https://roosevelt.ucsd.edu/mmw/
Phone: (858) 534-4935
Mail Code: 0546

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 15 20 20 6

 

Writing Programs - Sixth College - Culture, Art and Technology (CAT)

Contact: Nikola Bulajic 
Email: sixthtacoordinator@ucsd.edu 
Phone: (858) 534-6883
Mail Code: 0054

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 15 5 5 3

 

Writing Programs - Warren Writing Program

Contact: TBD
Email: Warrenwritingprogram@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-3068
Mail Code: 0422

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 26 0 0 0
Tutor 1 0 0 0
Associate (in Lieu of TA) 0 0 0 6

*We typically only hire new TAs to begin fall quarter and complete a nine-month contract. Due to the rigorous nature of our TA training, we seldom, if ever, do mid-year searches. If we offer summer courses, those are only taught by current or former senior TAs who have advanced to candidacy and/or lecturers.

Writing Programs - Seventh College - Synthesis Program

Contact: Jessica Pham
Email: synthesis@ucsd.edu  
Phone: n/a
Mail Code: n/a

Titles and Projected Available Positions
Title Positions
Fall Winter Spring Summer
TA 13 13 13 0

 

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