Teaching Assistantships

Each academic year, the School of Building Science offers several Graduate Teaching Assistantships, assigned by the School Head. Normally, assistantships will be awarded by mid-summer, with GTAs being notified of their faculty supervisor at that time, and employment beginning each Fall. Awards are based collectively on the applicant's overall GPA, test scores, construction experience, and research or teaching expertise required by the assignment.

Assistantships may be from one to three semesters in length, but are usually for Fall and Spring semesters only. While employed by the School of Building Science as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, the student must follow the policies and procedures for Graduate Teaching Assistants as outlined in the Graduate Assistant Handbook and published on the Graduate School web site.

As a demonstration of its commitment to graduate education and to the critical role that graduate assistants play in supporting the university's research and teaching missions, Auburn University provides in-state tuition fellowships to its graduate teaching assistants and a subset of its graduate research assistants who meet minimum requirements. To learn more about see Graduate Teaching Fellowships

General Information

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT APPOINTMENTS: Your employment appointment will be for a nine-month period (August 16-May15) of each academic year. Graduate teaching assistant appointments are temporary. Continuation for future terms depends upon availability of funds, levels of enrollment, and teaching needs.

TIME SHEETS: Although GTAs are paid monthly, time sheets are due on a bi-weekly basis. You will be required to obtain your faculty supervisor's signature prior to returning the completed time sheet to the school office. The Bi-Weekly Time Sheet is available as a PDF document, as well as the Bi-Weekly Payroll Schedule for 2006-2007.

NOTE: Based on a 33% (1/3) appointment, Graduate Teaching Assistants are required to work a minimum of 13 hours per week.

PAY DAY / PAY CHECKS: Pay day for all Graduate Teaching Assistants will be the last day of each month. If the last day of the month falls on a weekend, you will be paid on the last Friday of that month.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT: Consideration for Summer employment is a separate process. These appointments will be based on schoolal need and availability of funds. Therefore, you should expect to pay tuition and fees (resident or non-resident, depending on your status) for the summer academic terms.

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT APPOINTMENTS: The Graduate Program Officer has the option to place you on a 12 month appointment. The GPO will discuss your specific appointment dates with you prior to any employment commitment.

Auburn University Human Resource Forms

Examples of Employment Documents required of GTAs