Job Description

General Summary:

The Teaching Assistant (TA) will support the success of the class and students by providing students with additional academic support in a professional manner. The TA assists students in understanding content by using various teaching/tutoring strategies. A TA must be available to

provide extra assistance to individual students as needed.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist in grading homework, quizzes, and exams in the online section of course.
• Monitor online discussion boards, conduct online course communication with students, and assist during synchronous discussions.
• Prepare the course site prior to the start of the course.
• The site may include assignment descriptions and deadlines, grade book calculations, group and class discussion forums, student resources, practice exams, and mid-term course evaluations.
• Require the student to outline a teaching module for future online teaching assistants. This module must include documents for preparing new teaching assistants, troubleshooting tips, and information on fostering a productive working relationship with a professor.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or graduation equivalent.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. Completed Master’s degree in related field strongly preferred.
• Prior teaching experience in the relevant course content area preferred.

Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications:

Technical Skills and Expected Level of Proficiency:

• Differentiated Instruction: Awareness
• Educational Assessment: Awareness
• Educational Technologies: Awareness
• Oral and Written Communication: Awareness
• Organizational Skills: Awareness
• Student Learning Outcomes: Awareness

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on

specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Teaching Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/03/CE
Starting Salary Range: $20.25 - $36.25 HRLY ($20.00 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: Mon - Sun
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus
Department name: International Teaching Global Learning
Personnel area: School of Education