TA Positions

Undergraduate TEACHING ASSISTANT Positions FOR FALL 2011

The Department of Economics will be hiring undergraduate teaching assistants to work with the faculty and graduate teaching assistants in several undergraduate classes in the fall semester. All positions will pay $1800 per semester. Each undergraduate TA will be responsible for one recitation per week (one hour), holding office hours and grading problem sets. Below is a list of courses where we may assign an undergraduate TA and the job requirements for those classes. Please do not apply for a class that you have not taken. It is also helpful if you indicate the name of the faculty member with whom you took the class. Also check the directory of classes to make sure that you could attend the class for which you would like to TA.  Do not apply for a class that you cannot attend. Finally, if you are NOT a CC or GS econ major, joint major or concentrator, then you must submit a transcript (unofficial is ok) with your application.

W1105 Principles of Economics (all sections)
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course.
 

W3213 Intermediate Macro (all sections)
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course.

W3211 Intermediate Micro (all sections)
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) and your required math courses with a minimum grade of A- in each course.

W3412 Intro to Econometrics (all sections)
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) and your required math courses with a minimum grade of A- in each course. Preference is given to students who have completed advanced levels of probability and statistics but the position is open to all.

V3025 Financial Economics
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course as well as financial economics. Preference will be given to students who have taken other finance related courses but the position is open to all.

V3265 Money and Banking
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course as well as Money and Banking. Preference will be given to students who have taken other finance related courses but the position is open to all.

W4020 Economics of Uncertainty
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course as well as Economics of Uncertainty.

W4251 Industrial Organization
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course as well as Industrial Organization. Preference will be given to students who have taken other finance related courses but the position is open to all.

W4370 Political Economy
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course as well as Political Economy. Preference will be given to students who have taken other finance related courses but the position is open to all.

W4500 International Trade
Requirements: To be considered for this position you must have completed your core courses in economics (principles, micro, macro and econometrics) with a minimum grade of A- in each course as well as international trade.

TO APPLY:
To apply for any of these positions, please contact Susan Elmes, Directory of Undergraduate Studies, Economics Department at se5@columbia.edu. In your application please indicate which position(s) you are interested in, and if you are interested in more than one, please indicate your rank ordering of the positions. If you are a declared economics major, joint major or concentrator in Columbia College or General Studies, then you do not need to provide your transcript. If you are not a declared major or are in SEAS or Barnard, then you must send to Susan Elmes, in the Economics Department (1006 IAB), a copy of your transcript.