The Grainger College of Engineering
Physics

It's Time to Make Spring 2022 TA Requests: Deadline November 26, 2021

10/22/2021 8:00:00 AM

It's time to start making TA requests for Spring 2022!  Please do the following by Friday, November 26:

1. First, talk with your research advisor (if you have one) about the source of your support for Spring 2022.

2. If you need a TA position for Spring 2022 (i.e., you will not have any fellowship or RA support), use the following link to get to the TA preference form for Spring 2022, https://my.physics.illinois.edu/grad/taprefs/, and indicate the TA appointment percentage you're requesting for Spring 2022 (a full TA appointment is typically 50%). Note that we expect that Spring 2022 instruction will be completely in-person and that TAs will need to be on-campus to teach and grade. If you have special circumstances that will require an off-campus teaching assignment, please let me know as soon as possible and we can discuss if an arrangement can be made.

If you want a partial TA appointment (e.g., 25% TA and 25% RA) or a 17% TA appointment in addition to a 50% RA appointment (to cover an additional course section), please indicate this at the top left of the form.

3. Finally, please indicate your course preferences, and fill out your available times during the Spring 2022 semester. Please select as many two-hour blocks of time as possible, as this makes the difficult TA scheduling process easier. To the extent possible, I will make TA assignments on a first-come-first-served basis, so the earlier you complete your self-evaluation and get your preferences in, the more likely it will be that you'll get one of your top choices. Please complete the TA preference form as soon as possible, as I will start making TA appointments immediately. Again, if you're not sure if you need to be supported partially or fully by a TA position, please consult with your advisor as soon as possible.

We need your Spring 2022 support information no later than Friday, November 26. Please let me know (slcooper@illinois.edu) if you have any questions about your TA preferences.