Summer 2025 Description of Duties

Please complete this form in order to generate a Description of Duties (DoD) for Academic Student Employees (ASE) as required by their Collective Bargaining Agreement (except Acting Instructor-Graduate Student). Description of Duties form should be completed per ASE per assigned section.

We ask that you provide a copy of the DoD to the ASE hired to serve as Teaching Assistants. For Readers or Tutors, a copy of the Description of Duties you submit will be included in their Summer Sessions agreement letter. If any hours adjust after this form is submitted, please contact summer_hr@berkeley.edu about revisions.

Submitter Name*

Submitter Email*

Academic Student Employee Information

ASE Last Name*

ASE First Name*

Student ID Number*

Assigned Course Title & Number*

Example: AFRICAM 100A

Class Number of the Assigned Section*

Session*

Select or enter value

Supervisor Name*

ASE Role*

Select or enter value

Enter Title of the Other Role*

Description of Duties

The job duties designated below are required of the Academic Student Employee. Please fill in the appropriate item and describe as applicable.

The total number of hours entered below must match the total number of hours submitted per section in eHire for Teaching Assistants. The calculated FTE for Reader/Tutors must be close match (less than 5% difference) with the FTE submitted per section in eHire.

Attendance of Lectures

Enter the total number of hours per week required to attend lectures.

Presentation of Lecture

Enter the total number of hours presenting lectures under the supervision of the course instructor.

Select the Applicable Secondary Section Type

Select or enter value

Instruction of Discussion Section

Enter the number of hours per week providing instructions for the discussion section.

Instruction of Laboratory Section

Enter the number of hours per week providing instructions for the laboratory section.

Instruction of Other Section Type

Enter the number of hours per week providing instructions for the other section.

Preparation

Enter the total number of expected hours preparing for each assigned lecture/discussion/lab/other section.

Office Hours

Enter the number of hours per week for open office hours, meeting with students, answering questions (including emails), or otherwise being a resource to students.

Meeting with Supervisory Instructor

Enter the total number of expected hours meeting with supervising instructor to discuss workload, address issues, review student progress, and enhance working relationship.

Meeting with Supervisory Instructor - Frequency

Enter how frequently the ASE is expected to meet with their supervisor. (e.g. once a week or twice a month)

Other Types of Meeting with Supervisory Instructor

Enter the details of other types of meetings with the supervisor, if applicable.

Grading

Enter the total number of expected hours reading and evaluating student papers, grading assignments and exams.

Reading & Grading - Papers

Enter the minimum expected number of papers per student to read and evaluate.

Reading & Grading - Exams

Enter the minimum expected number of exams to grade.

Reading & Grading - Assignments

Enter the minimum expected number of assignments to grade.

Grades Due Date

Enter the typical expectation of grades due to the instructor of record in days or weeks (example: within 5 days or within 1 week).

Proctoring

Enter the total number of expected hours proctoring exams.

Proctored Exams

Enter the total expected number of exams to proctor.

Tutoring

Enter the total number of expected hours for individual or group tutoring.

Classroom Visits

Enter the total number of classroom visits by the course instructor or supervisor over the session.

Other Duties Assigned

Enter the details of other or additional duties assigned within the scope of the ASE's title.

Other Duties Assigned - Hours

Enter the total number of expected hours for the additional duties noted above.

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