GRADUATE TEACHING | TECHNICAL ASSISTANTSHIPS
Currently, there are approximately 20 Graduate Assistantships available each semester. Of these, 15 are teaching positions, 5 are technical. The Teaching Associates teach one class per semester, which pays $3,162. The appointments normally are granted for two semesters. The Graduate Assistant technical positions involve overseeing various technical activities in the Painting area, the Main Gallery, the Foundry, and the Computer lab, as well as readers for Art History. These positions pay $2,000 per semester and are also assigned typically for two semesters.
Teaching Associates are assigned classes in core courses—Beginning Drawing, Expressive Drawing, Representational Drawing, 2D and 3D Design, Color, as well as beginning classes in specific studio areas. Though TAs work under the supervision of full-time faculty and meet with them frequently, they are completely responsible for their own classes. To be eligible for a Teaching Associate position one must have prior college teaching experience or have taken Art 276, “Artists Teaching Art” seminar. In addition, you must have at least a 3.3 G.P.A. at SJSU.