Staff Teaching Assistant – College of Engineering – Integrated Innovation Institute

Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!

The Integrated Innovation Institute at Carnegie Mellon University breaks down the silos that impede innovation. We believe that by uniting the disciplines of engineering, design, and business, we can build impactful solutions that create value for real people.

The 49-605, User Experience Research for Digital and Physical Products course is looking for a Teaching Assistant (TA) who can support the instructor for the duration of Summer 2025 semester. The time commitment is approximately 10 hours of work each week from Monday, May 5, 2025 through August 21, 2025. This is an hourly paid position through CMU. Current students and alumni are encouraged to apply.

Anyone who is a non-U.S. citizen will also need to complete the ITA Language

Certification before they can begin working as a TA.

Responsibilities :

• Assist the instructor in providing an effective learning experience for students enrolled in the course.
• Attend all class meetings for one section each week, for the full duration of the semester.
• Arrive 10 minutes before class starts and stay at the end of class to check in with the instructor before leaving.
• Track student attendance and engagement in class discussions.
• Manage course activity online in Canvas, including but not limited to supervising student submissions, helping to ensure appropriate structure, format, and best practices are followed in all submitted deliverables.
• Review student drafts and final assignments, providing actionable, constructive feedback, notes, scores, and corrections as appropriate.
• Assist the instructor in the creation of quizzes on readings and other topics to review.
• Hold office hours for 60 minutes per week to assist students as needed.
• Clarify instructions for assignments to students, as needed, through office hours or email, or via Canvas discussion forums.
• Meet with students and teams, as requested by the instructor, for the purpose of additional explanation and guidance on the assigned work.

There is some opportunity for TAs to teach limited topics covered in the course, if desired.

Qualifications :

Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits.

employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including as well as a generous with employer contributions. Unlock your potential with , take well-deserved breaks with ample and observed , and rest easy with life and accidental death and disability insurance.

Additional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass, access to our to help navigate childcare needs, , and much more!