Not surprisingly, my biggest challenge has been learning to balance the time I spend teaching, grading, mentoring, and advising students; attending faculty meetings; and developing a research program.
She's still trying to find time to finish her PhD in folklore, in between the 50 to 65 hours per week she spends teaching, grading papers, planning lessons, and driving between jobs.
Those generally carry a tuition waiver and a stipend that is sufficient for living expenses in exchange for teaching, grading, or assisting in low-level math courses.
Duties include teaching, grading, proctoring, holding office hours, and meeting with the instructor to consult on the class throughout the term.
"Academic responsibility" includes (but is not limited to) teaching, grading, mentoring, advising on or evaluating research or other academic activity, participating in decisions regarding funding or other resources, clinical supervision, and recommending for admissions, employment, fellowships or awards.
Academic authority includes teaching, grading, advising, mentoring, evaluating or supervising research; participating in decisions on academic status; managing teaching assignments; participating in decisions on funding or other resources affecting students; writing a letter of reference or otherwise recommending for admission, employment, fellowships or awards.
