GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
New Orleans, LA • On-Site • Up to 20 hours/week
Help undergraduate business students launch successful careers.
The Freeman School's Career Management Center (CMC) empowers students to discover meaningful careers and develop the skills, confidence, and connections needed to achieve their professional goals.
We're looking for Graduate Teaching Assistants to partner with our Career Consultants in delivering Career Development & Management (CDMA 2201). Teaching Assistants are an integral part of the undergraduate career education experience, helping facilitate classroom learning, provide meaningful feedback, and mentor students as they develop the professional skills needed to secure internships and launch successful careers.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Support Student Learning
Working alongside Career Consultants, you'll:
• Serve as the Teaching Assistant for assigned sections of CDMA 2201.
• Evaluate assignments, quizzes, discussion posts, presentations, and other coursework using established grading rubrics.
• Monitor Canvas, record grades, and assist with course administration.
• Track attendance and support classroom operations.
• Respond professionally and promptly to student questions.
• Help prepare course materials and classroom activities.
• Attend required meetings, training sessions, and occasional classroom observations.
Contribute to Career Education
Beyond your classroom responsibilities, you'll also:
• Support career education initiatives and special projects.
• Assist with Career Management Center events and workshops.
• Collaborate with Career Consultants to continuously improve the student learning experience.
• Perform other related duties that advance the Career Management Center's mission.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
We're looking for someone who is:
• Passionate about helping undergraduate students learn and grow.
• Organized, dependable, and detail-oriented.
• Comfortable managing multiple deadlines.
• A strong written and verbal communicator.
• Professional, collaborative, and eager to contribute as part of a team.
• Interested in developing teaching, coaching, and mentoring skills.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree.
• Good academic standing while pursuing a graduate degree at Tulane University.
• Strong communication, organizational, and data management skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities.
• Experience teaching, tutoring, mentoring, coaching, or leading others is preferred but not required.
SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS
• Up to 20 hours per week.
• Teaching Assistants must have regular weekday availability to support undergraduate CDMA 2201 course sections and other Career Management Center responsibilities.
• Course assignments and work schedules will be determined prior to the start of the semester based on departmental needs and the availability of the teaching assistant team.
• Additional responsibilities—including grading, course preparation, meetings, and special projects—will be scheduled around your graduate coursework.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS ROLE
This position offers an opportunity to develop teaching, coaching, mentoring, and leadership skills while working alongside Career Consultants dedicated to student success. You'll gain valuable experience in higher education, classroom facilitation, curriculum delivery, assessment, and career education while making a lasting impact on undergraduate business students.
