General Information
- All positions pay $2,076 per semester. Generally, 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. If you do not have these items and there are some extenuating circumstances that need to be discussed, you must speak with Eric Meyer (em3255) prior to accepting 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):
- UN 1105 Principles of Economics
- UN 2261 Accounting and Finance for Economics
- UN 3211 Intermediate Micro
- UN 3213 Intermediate Macro
- UN 3412 Intro to Econometrics
- UN 3025 Financial Economics
- UN 3265 Money and Banking
- GU 4280 Corporate Finance
- GU 4251 Industrial Organization
- GU 4415 Game Theory
- GU 4500 International Trade
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 August 19. 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/1FAIpQLSdirOVZ1oM_dx2pgX10GimZU6ua_2vWEw7_1JuOdGWj22Aw9g/viewform?usp=sf_link
