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First-year students are required to enroll in Chemistry 501A as a part of their New Graduate Academic Training. To maintain employment eligibility, continuing students must remain in good academic standing and perform all TA duties adequately. Assessment of adequate TA performance will be determined by the instructor in charge of the course and submission of undergraduate evaluation forms. Students who do not meet eligibility standards for one or more quarters will not be selected for future TA positions and may be subject to academic probation until performance is determined to be adequately improved. 

Reader positions, range from as few as 5 hours to as many as 100 hours over the 10-week quarter. Readers are paid an hourly rate, and need to log their hours into Kronos. Students are typically hired as readers for courses in their area of specialization, on the recommendation of the course instructor. Reader positions do not replace TA or GSR positions; it is common for students to hold reader positions in addition to standard TA or GSR employment.

Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) are paid by an extramural grant under the direction of a faculty member and are intended to support the research goals of the grant.  The Principal Investigator/Administrator of the grant awards all GSR appointments. These appointments are not administered through the DCB Student Affairs Office. If appointed at least 25% time, mandatory health insurance and partial fee remission will be covered. If appointed 35% time or more, full fees and tuition coverage will be provided.

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Salary Scale and Quarters of Experience

All DCB Grads will increase in alignment with their quarters of experience from Step 1 through Step 3. TA Appointment during summer quarter do not count towards the overall quarters of experience.

Reader positions, range from as few as 5 hours to as many as 100 hours over the 10-week quarter. Readers are paid an hourly rate, and need to log their hours into Kronos. Students are typically hired as readers for courses in their area of specialization, on the recommendation of the course instructor. Reader positions do not replace TA or GSR positions; it is common for students to hold reader positions in addition to standard TA or GSR employment.

Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) are paid by an extramural grant under the direction of a faculty member and are intended to support the research goals of the grant.  The Principal Investigator/Administrator of the grant awards all GSR appointments. These appointments are not administered through the DCB Student Affairs Office. If appointed at least 25% time, mandatory health insurance and partial fee remission will be covered. If appointed 35% time or more, full fees and tuition coverage will be provided.

Students not employed as Teaching Assistants are typically employed as Graduate Student Researchers under the direction of the Primary Research Advisor, given they remain in good academic standing. Students may also seek GSR positions with other faculty members whose research interests are similar or related.

Salary Scale and Quarters of Experience

At the University’s sole discretion, it may place GSRs at a higher salary point than the minimum so the department has made the decision to hire all DCB graduate students who joined the program on or before Fall 2022 at Step 3. The 2023 cohort and onwards will start at Step 1 and increase through the step system as laid out in the contract.

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