Teaching Assistantships (TAships)

Each semester, I teach one course and typically need one Teaching Assistant (TA) to help with it. Whenever possible, I choose a TA from within my own research group. This is a good opportunity to gain teaching experience in a supportive setting and to stay connected with the course content we often use in our research.

Whether the TAship adds to your funding or is part of it depends on our funding situation at the time:

- If funding is stable and we’re not tight, I’m usually happy to let students keep the full TA salary on top of what I already provide as research support.

- If funding is tight, the TAship may need to be counted as part of your total funding package for the term.

- The same approach applies to scholarships. When possible, I let you keep scholarship awards as extra support. But in some cases, they may be counted toward your funding balance if we need to stretch lab resources.

In any case, I’ll be open about how things are looking financially, and we can talk through what’s possible. I want to make sure you’re supported while keeping things fair for everyone in the group.