Jobs

A limited number of Undergraduate Teaching Assistant and Learning Assistant positions are available for a small number of courses. These positions require students to take a 1-credit UTA or LA course (students are placed in the course when hired for the position). This position does include direct classroom instructional duties; therefore, applicants for these positions may be subject to additional screening.

Learning Assistant 

In spring 2021, the department will select a limited number of Learning Assistants (LAs) for CSCI 1300 and CSCI 2270. LAs support specific courses from a more pedagogy/educational standpoint. Many responsibilities are similar between CA and LA, though LAs receive additional instruction in education techniques. Please contact Supriya Naidu to learn more about the LA program. Learning Assistant applications typically open ~1 month into the prior semester and close ~3 weeks after they open. Note that these deadlines are typically before the CA application deadlines. 

Visit the Learning Assistant Alliance Website

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

In spring 2021, the department will hire a limited number of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) for CSCI 1300 and CSCI 2824. UTAs support specific courses including hosting recitations or workgroups, as well as providing office hours and other support. Undergraduate Teaching Assistants must have had Learning Assistant pedagogical training or equivalent. These positions involve greater direct classroom instructional duties and responsibility for pedagogical materials and plans. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant positions are filled on a rolling basis.
To apply, please complete the online application form. You must be logged into Google Suite with your CU credentials to complete this form. See the OIT Google Suite page for help.

Undergraduate Course Assistants support the students and instructor of a specific course. A Course Assistant’s primary role is to hold office hours to provide support for students who have questions about course material. CAs can also assist with projects assigned by the instructor, be asked to attend course planning meetings, host review sessions, provide basic technical assistance to students of the course, and assist students during lab or recitation sections.This position does no grading and no direct classroom instruction. CAs are supervised by the Manager of the Computer Science Course Assistant Program.

The classes supported by Course Assistants are listed below. Note that not all courses are offered each term, and some courses may not hire CAs for every term offered.

• CSCI 1000 Computer Science as a Field of Work and Study
• CSCI 1300 Starting Computing
• CSCI 2270 Data Structures
• CSCI 2275 Programming and Data Structures
• CSCI 2400 Computer Systems
• CSCI 2820 Linear Algebra with Computer Science Applications
• CSCI 2824 Discrete Structures
• CSCI 3010 Programming Project Workshop
• CSCI 3022 Introduction to Data Science with Probability and Statistics
• CSCI 3104 Algorithms
• CSCI 3155 Principles of Programming Languages
• CSCI 3202 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• CSCI 3287 Design & Analysis of Data Systems
• CSCI 3308 Software Development Methods & Tools
• CSCI 3753 Design & Analysis of Operating Systems
• CSCI 4622 Machine Learning

Applying for a Course Assistant Position

• Applications for summer open March 1 and close April 15.
• Applications for fall open March 1 and close July 15.
• Applications for spring open October 1 and close November 15.

Application review for each term will continue until all positions have been filled; this can take multiple weeks.

While the official deadline has passed, CA applications for spring 2021 will continue to be considered on an as-needed basis. Interested students are encouraged to apply.

• Step 1: Complete the online application. You must be logged into Google Suite with your CU credentials to complete this form. See the OIT Google Suite page for help.
• Step 2: Submit an unofficial transcript in PDF format to Amy Richards. You can access your unofficial transcript in the BuffPortal.
• Step 3: Have a CU Boulder faculty member, instructor, or Computer Science Teaching Assistant submit the recommendation form on your behalf. (If you are applying for both summer and fall, we can use the same recommendation for both applications.) Faculty/Instructors/TAs must be logged into Google Suite with their CU credentials to complete this form. See the OIT Google Suite page for help.

Contact Amy Richards if you have questions about CA positions or the CA application/selection process.

Educational Technology Assistants help with various CSEL/Educational Tech tasks, like helping maintain and expand the COG autograding front-ends, building grading scripts for course assignments, and other to-do items as needed. ETAs are supervised by CSEL systems administrators and do not have instructional duties.