Fall 2024 Physics Department Employment Application

Fall 2024 Physics Department Employment Application

Appointments require 9 hours of registration.
TA and AI positions require you to be available and in town through the exam period - failure to do so will jeopardize future appointments.
PHYSICS STUDENTS: deadline to withdraw this application is 1 month prior to the first class day - you will be required to TA (if the department needs you) if you fail to withdraw your application. There is no exception to this rule.

EID*

Family Name*

Ex: Surname/Last Name

Given Name*

ex: Given/First Name

Nickname

Optional

Contact Phone Number*

Phone

UT Email*

A UT email address is required, more information can be found using this link.

You should have spoken with your supervisor regarding your upcoming assignment, after that discussion, please select the position you and your supervisor expect you to have this coming semester.*

You can select multiple positions.

Select

Select Hours for Position*

20-hour/week

10-hour/week

You selected a 10-hr/week position*

Provide the second position you will have

You have chosen you will be on fellowship for the coming semester, please specify the source of your fellowship i.e. NSF Fellowship, PGEF/GSII Fellowship, CNS Fellowship, etc.*

GRA Backup Plan

Should for any reason you not be selected for the GRA position you expect, please complete the TA application materials below.

Select all the positions you are applying for*

Lab TA

Discussion TA

Grader/TA

Excluding class times, please explain any obligations during the semester that limit when you can teach*

Examples: attending seminars/meeting, non-UT employment, other

Have you discussed being an AI for the Physical Science courses with your supervisor?*

Select

Has your supervisor agreed that the coming semester is a good time to be an AI?*

It is essential that you discuss this with your supervisor before you submit this application.

Select

Please provide an email for a faculty member for whom you were a TA (other than your research supervisor) who can be contacted as a reference.*

Do you have TA experience? If yes, please detail the courses and dates you were a TA.*

Have you been a Physical Science AI in the past? If yes, please answer the following questions below.*

Provide your past experience, include course number and number of semesters
If none, enter N/A

Do you have a preference for PS 303 or PS 304?*

This preference can not be assured but all efforts will be made to accomodate your request.

Select

Why do you want to be a Physical Science AI?*

Please reply in less than 600 characters.

Describe your teaching philosophy and approach to teaching.*

Please reply in less than 2000 characters

Prior Lab TA Experience*

Provide your past experience, include course number and number of semesters
If none, enter N/A

Prior Discussion TA Experience*

Provide your past experience, include course number and number of semesters
If none, enter N/A

Prior Grader/TA Experience*

Provide your past experience, include course number and number of semesters
If none, enter N/A

If you selected multiple positions, specify your preferred assignment

Lab TA

Discussion TA

Grader/TA

Are you an International Student?*

Yes

For International Students Only

The majority of Physics TA appointments require student contact. To be eligible for a Physics TA appointment with student contact you must receive a score of 230 or higher on the Oral English Proficiency Assessment.

If you are Conditionally or Not Certified you will be considered lower in priority for a position. Send an email to graduate@physics.utexas.edu as soon as your status changes.
If you do not pass the assessment and do become "fully certified" within your first year of graduate school, we will not hire you for the 2nd year in a TA position.

What is the current status for the Oral English Proficiency Assessment?*

Select One:

Select

Send an email to graduate@physics.utexas.edu as soon as your status changes.

Are you a Physics Department graduate student?*

Yes

List the department you are a graduate student in*

What year will you be in Fall 2023?*

Select

Provide Name of your Supervisor*

Type "N/A" if you do not have one

CM Grade*

Provide your Course Grade for Classical Mechanics

Select

SM Grade*

Provide your Course Grade for Statistical Mechanics

Select

EM Grade*

Provide your Course Grade for Electromagnetic Theory

Select

QM Grade*

Provide your Course Grade for Quantum Mechanics

Select

Select one:*

Experimentalist

Theorist

Have you taken PHY398T?*

Yes

No, enrolling the following semester

Have you advanced to candidacy?*

Yes

Provide Semester and Year of Candidacy*

Do you have any incompletes?*

Note: You are allowed no more than TWO of the following grades: X, I, NC, D, or F in any combination over the course of your graduate career. If you have more than TWO of these grades then you cannot be hired by anyone at UT Austin in any capacity.

Yes

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