Teaching Assistants (TAs)
Students in good standing are eligible for positions as teaching
assistants. They normally are Design School students, although
occasionally a student from another Harvard school may serve as a TA
at
the GSD. They assist faculty in preparing course materials
and provide logistical support or coordination as needed. They may not
assign grades or serve as substitute instructors in the absence of the
instructor of record.
TAs may work up to a maximum of twenty hours per week during the school year. They may not assist faculty in any professional or personal work not directly related to instruction or research at the GSD.
Students who have been awarded federal work-study as part of their
financial aid package may use these funds for their TA positions, in
which case a portion of the student's salary will be paid by government
funds.
Teaching and Research Fellows
Only a limited number of courses are assigned teaching fellows who
may assist faculty in preparing course materials and in offering instruction,
but may not be responsible for the structure and content of a course.
They may conduct teaching sections, tutorials, and design critiques.
They may also read papers, review designs, recommend grades and assist
in supervising independent study projects. Teaching fellows may not
offer more than one lecture or seminar in any course in the absence
of the faculty instructor of record and may not assign course grades.
Research fellows may assist faculty in the conduct of research, but
may not be responsible for the structure or content of investigations.
They may conduct experiments, record data, perform quantitative analyses,
document evidence, conduct literature searches, prepare drawings, etc.
Research fellows may not serve as principal investigators. They may,
on occasion, participate with faculty in the conduct of instruction
as described above. Teaching and research fellows may not assist faculty
in any professional or personal work not directly related to instruction
or research in the GSD.
For additional information see Handbook for Academic Appointments on
the web.