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Graduate Teaching Assistant Position - Psychology

🇺🇸 Edinburg, TX 🕑 Part-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Teaching 🗓️ July 24th, 2026
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is hiring a Graduate Teaching Assistant in Psychology. The role requires providing feedback and grading student work, monitoring course activities, leading lab or discussion sessions, assisting students during office hours, and performing related clerical tasks, with a maximum commitment of 20 hours per week.

Highlights

  • Main responsibilities include grading, monitoring/proctoring, leading labs or discussion sessions, student assistance during office hours, and clerical support related to course instruction.

  • Must be admitted to a graduate program in Psychological Sciences and in good academic standing.

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree or higher appropriate to the service area.

  • Must be registered full-time for the semester (minimum credit hours specified for fall, spring, or summer).

  • Strong knowledge of psychology and effective written and verbal communication skills are mandatory.

  • Technical skills required for the assignment must be possessed.

  • Supervising faculty may impose additional qualifications.

  • Compensation varies depending on the position.

  • The position is housed within the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Psychological Science, under the Provost - Academic Affairs division.

  • Scheduled start date is September 1, 2026, with part-time employment at 0.5 FTE.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Position - Psychology Full Description

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Edinburg, TX  78539


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Graduate Teaching Assistant Position - Psychology

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Posting Details
Title Information
Assistantship Title Graduate Teaching Assistant
Job Class Code 10047
FLSA Exempt
Minimum Qualifications

1. Must be in good academic standing
2. Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher appropriate to the area of service
3. Be registered full-time for the respective semester – nine (9) semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine (9) semester credit hours during the spring semester, or three (3) semester credit hours during the summer session or be registered in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements of the degree plan.

Position Information
Posting Number A1443
Working Title Graduate Teaching Assistant Position - Psychology
Location Edinburg, Texas
College College of Liberal Arts
Department College of Liberal Arts / Psychological Science
Division Provost - Academic Affairs
FTE .5
Scope of Job

Duties of a GTA include, but are not limited to:
  • Providing feedback and/or grading student work;
  • Monitoring/proctoring course activities;
  • Leading and/or supervising laboratory sessions, discussion sessions, or recitation labs;
  • Providing assistance to students during scheduled office hours; and performing clerical tasks associated with course instruction.
  • The maximum amount of time allowed for assigned duties is twenty (20) hours per week.
  • Training and professional development
Discipline Specific Required Qualifications

Applicants for a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) position in the Department of Psychological Science should:
  • Be admitted to a graduate program in the Department of Psychological Sciences
  • Be in good academic standing
  • Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, appropriate to the area of service
  • Be registered full-time for the respective semester—nine (9) semester credit hours during the fall semester, nine (9) semester credit hours during the spring semester, or three (3) semester credit hours during the summer session, or be registered in the required number of semester credit hours to fulfill the only remaining requirements of the degree plan
  • Demonstrate strong knowledge of the discipline of psychology
  • Have effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Possess the technical skills needed for the assignment
  • Meet any additional qualifications required by the supervising faculty member
Preferred Qualifications
Salary varies
Number of Vacancies varies
Desired Start Date 09/01/2026
Posting Detail Information
EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.
Open Date 07/23/2026
Special Instructions to Applicants
Dear Applicant,

Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following:

Date of Birth
Social Security Number
Gender
Ethnicity/Race

Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reserves the right to discontinue accepting applications prior to the stated close date of this position, after meeting the posting requirement of three (3) calendar days.
Quick Link https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/51908
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