Teaching Assistant in Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology: AY 26-27, Includes Summer 2026 (Anticipated)
Position overview
Position title: Teaching Assistant Salary range: See Table 18 for the salary range for this position. Salary is based on an annual full-time salary of $70,720.
Teaching Assistants will not be appointed for more than 50% time during the Fall & Spring semesters. Percent time: 25% - 50%
OR
Up to 100% in summer session only Anticipated start: Summer 2026 - May 17, 2026
Fall 2026 - August 15, 2026
Spring 2027 - January 1, 2027 Position duration: Duration may be up to one semester or a summer term
Application Window
Open date: April 1, 2026
Most recent review date: Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Thursday, Apr 1, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The School of Engineering anticipates hiring Teaching Assistants for lower- and upper-division courses for Academic Year 2026-2027, including Summer Session 2026, in the following disciplines:
Management of Innovation, Sustainability and Technology
Management of Complex Systems
Engineering Fundamentals (courses may include the following: Introduction to Materials, Statics and Dynamics, Circuit Theory, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Strength of Materials, Spatial Analysis, Information Systems, etc.)
The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate and holding office hours. Additional information on the title is available at Appointment and Promotion: APM - 410 - Student Teachers
The University of California Teaching Assistants are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field
- Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average
- Academically eligible to hold the appointment (as outlined in the Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook)
- Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full-time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term)
- Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- List of Subjects/Courses - List of subjects or courses eligible to teach based on academic or teaching experience (Optional)
- Authorization to Release Information Form - As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
'Misconduct' means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
Required Authorization of Information Release may be found here. Please complete, sign, and upload the required Authorization of Information Release to your application.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02071
Help contact: soe-grstaff@ucmerced.edu
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