TA and GSR Positions

Working as a Graduate Student Researcher (GSR), Teaching Assistant (TA), or Associate In is a good way to gain professional experience and advance your career, as well as earn a paycheck and obtain fee remissions.

A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA is required to hold an academic appointment. GSR appointments, above 25% and not exceeding 50% time, provide full remission of in-state fees; TAship appointments, above 25% and not exceeding 50% time, provide partial remission of in-state fees. This policy is reviewed for renewal each year.

As a graduate student you may work a total of 15 quarters as a Graduate Student Researcher and a total of 15 quarters as a Teaching Assistant or Associate In_. You may be appointed up to 18 quarters in either category by exception to policy. The 18-quarter limit is absolute and no exceptions will be granted.

Each department has its own applications for Teaching Assistant positions, which you should fill out annually if you are interested. You will need to inquire within your own graduate group or department.

• TA and GSR Employment Listings


• Summer 2008 Opening:
  • Analyst for Anthropology – Appointment starts on the first day of Summer 2008 and ends on the last day of Spring 2009. Professor seeks GIS Analyst during Summer 2008 (50%-100%) and the following academic year (50%). This position is responsible for spatial data management, spatial analysis, and digital cartography for research projects analyzing the modern transformation of agrarian societies (China and Japan) in regional space. The project team is led by Professor G. William Skinner and includes a Statistical Programmer and other research staff. The GIS Analyst will use ArcGIS software to manage large spatial datasets including detailed contemporary and historical base maps, the boundaries of physiographic and socioeconomic regional systems, and administrative units linked to tabular files of demographic, social and economic data. Specific tasks include transferring data between Excel and ArcGIS; scanning and vectorizing new GIS data layers; performing map overlay, surface, and network analyses; exchanging GIS data and metadata with collaborators at other institutions; and generating large- and small-format maps for analysis, presentation, and publication. The GIS Analyst is expected to fully document all GIS data processing operations. If interested, contact Principal Investigator William Skinner at (530) 297-1960 or via e-mail.

Postdoctoral Scholar Employment

Postdoctoral study at UC Davis encompasses both scholarship and training. While the listings on this Web site will provide you with a limited number of opportunities, the best way to find a postdoctoral scholar position is by contact faculty members within your field of interest.

• Postdoctoral Scholar Employment Listings

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Information for members of the Academic Student Employee Unit (ASE)

This section contains information for members of the Academic Student Employee Unit (ASE). ASE members include all students currently employed as Associate In's; Teaching Assistants (TAs); Community Teaching Fellows; Readers, and Tutors. This section will also be informative for those students who may be seeking academic employment in those title codes.

Fee Remissions for Academic Titles

A graduate student working as a Graduate Student Researcher is eligible for a remission of all in-state and nonresident fees. (Effective fall 2004, this will also include nonresident tuition.) Teaching titles such as TA, Reader, Associate In, and Tutor receive a full remission of their health insurance/student services health fee, registration, and educational fees. Local fees, including GSA fee, Memorial Union fee, facilities and campus enhancement fee, and student services safety fee, are not included in the fee remission. For up-to-date information on fees, see http://www.ormp.ucdavis.edu/studentfees.

To avoid late fees, get your hiring paperwork done ASAP so that fee remissions can be properly credited to your fee statement before fees are due.