Undergraduate TA Positions for Spring 2022
General Information
- All positions pay $1800 per semester. Each undergraduate TA will be responsible for one recitation per week (one hour), holding office hours and grading problem sets.
- You cannot hold more than one TA position in the University (for example, you cannot be a TA for both econ and statistics in the same semester). So, if you are planning on being a TA in another department, do not apply for a position in economics.
- If you are an international student, then your Visa and I-20 form must be valid on or before your hire date, and it must remain active, at least, within the last two weeks of your appointment. It is a violation of federal law for anyone to work for the University without having been hired; therefore, any issues must be cleared before your start date.
- You must be a Full-Time student to hold a TA position.
Available Courses
We may hire undergraduates for following courses all sections):
- UN1105 Principles of Economics
- UN3211 Intermediate Micro
- UN3213 Intermediate Macro
- UN3412 Intro to Econometrics
- UN3025 Financial Economics
- UN3265 Money and Banking
- GU4280 Corporate Finance
Requirements
- Do not apply for a class that you have not taken.
- Except in rare circumstances, we only hire undergraduates who have completed their core intermediate economics courses (3211, 3213, and 3412) with grades of A- or higher. If you do not meet that criteria, then it is highly unlikely you will be hired.
- Check the Directory of Classes to make sure that you can attend the class Do not apply for a class that you cannot attend.
To Apply
You may apply for up to 6 TA positions. On the application, you will be asked to list those options from your most preferred to least preferred.
- 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. Send it to se5@columbia.edu .
- Applications are due by Monday, January 10. The application is available here. If the link does not work, then copy this URL into your browser:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScp4MJWFJwuEzWeae_k6uwlvGC1EWbIpBUBloTZ_QpkINWfow/viewform?usp=sf_link
