Job Title: Economics & Business Student Teaching Assistant

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

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Department Name: Economics Department

Unit Number (5 digits): 11160

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization 

Contact Person/Supervisor: Catherine Engle

Wage Range: $11.75-12.75

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position): 

Student Teaching Assistants are Economics or Quantitative Economics majors who will have typically earned excellent grades in Econ 121 Principles of Economics and all or most of the core courses: Econ 260 Introductory Econometrics; Econ 261 Macroeconomic Theory; and Econ 262 Microeconomic Theory.

TAs will typically work 2-3 hours per week averaged over the semester, but hours may be lower some weeks and higher during others. This may vary depending on instructor.

Students may apply to multiple openings at one time by completing the Economics Department TA application found here. 

Hiring instructors require applicants to supply: 

• A Statement of Interest for position 
• A transcript
• A résumé

Specific requirements for each TA position will be discussed with those candidates chosen to interview by faculty instructors.

Transferable Skills: 

• Mastery in field: grading and tutoring in economics
• Analysis and language skills: providing insightful commentary in grading feedback
• General work/life skill development: delivering assignments in timely manner to instructor
• Leadership/Behavioral: Managing expectations of fellow students and instructor
• Analysis: succinctly breaking down complex concepts into easy-to-understand segments

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Assist professor with some or all of the following: 

• Grading study sets
• Providing tutoring 
• Review and proof exams prior to test periods
• Hold a weekly one-hour open study/review session, plus a review session before the midterm and final exams. 
• Assist with Moodle quality-control

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

Academic: earned a B+ or higher in the course for which they will TA. Specific qualifications are determined by faculty supervisors for each course.

This job description is for general information purposes.  It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position.  This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.