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| ======Appointments and re-appointments====== | ======Appointments and re-appointments====== | ||
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| + | **Teaching Assistants shall be offered appointments and re-appointments in the following ways:** | ||
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| + | * __New graduate students__: The Director of Graduate Studies, upon recommendation by the Graduate Admissions and Recruiting Committee, shall offer teaching assistant positions to students in this category for a one-year term, renewable for the second year subject to satisfactory performance of duties and satisfactory progress toward a degree in physics. | ||
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| + | * __Re-appointments__: | ||
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| + | * __Preference for junior students__: A student in his/her second or later year of graduate study may request an appointment as a teaching assistant for a specified length of time. Depending on the availability of funds, preference will generally be given to more junior students in our program, or to those in need of bridging funds in their RA appointment. | ||
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| + | * __Students enrolled in other graduate programs__: Students enrolled in graduate programs outside of the School of Physics and Astronomy may be employed as teaching assistants in Physics or Astronomy under the terms of this policy statement but with the following modifications: | ||
| + | * Appointments and re-appointments normally will not be offered to such students when qualified Physics and Astronomy graduates are available to fill the positions. The duration of such appointments and re-appointments shall be arranged for one or two semesters to match the teaching needs of the School of Physics and Astronomy. Such appointments and re-appointments will be contingent upon written certification by the department or program in which the student is enrolled that he/she is making satisfactory progress toward a graduate degree. It shall be the responsibility of the prospective teaching assistant to insure that this written certification is provided to the School of Physics and Astronomy. | ||
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