Graduate Teaching Assistants

What is a graduate teaching assistantship?

Our department typically offers one graduate teaching assistantship per semester. This appointment includes a stipend for teaching a 3 credit hour course in the student’s area of interest as well as fee remission for that semester.

What course does a graduate teaching assistant teach?

The graduate teaching assistant will teach a course from the following: PPOL E162, Environment and People; PPOL J101, The American Criminal Justice System; PPOL H120, Contemporary Health Issues; or PPOL V170, Introduction to Public Affairs.

How much does a graduate teaching assistant earn ?

The 2012-13 stipend is $6595 per academic year for a .25 FTE (teaching one 3 credit hour course each semester) graduate teaching assistant.

What is the tuition rate for a graduate teaching assistant?

The 2012-2013 graduate aide or teaching assistant fees are $741.30 per semester (half for summer) plus $32.40 per credit hour. How may I apply ?

You must be a regularly admitted graduate student in the Department of Public Policy to be considered for this position. Students interested in a 2013-14 graduate assistantship should forward a letter of interest, resume, and electronic writing sample to Professor Brian Fife at fifeb@ipfw.edu by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 22, 2013.