The number of hours worked each week and the duration of the appointment vary depending on the particular project. Assistants are paid every two weeks at an hourly-rate established at the time of the appointment. Duties vary, depending on the project. Ordinarily, applicants must be CEHD degree students and be taking at least six credit hours per semester employed. The number of hours worked each week and the duration of the appointment vary depending on the particular project.
Duties vary depending on the project.
The Office of Graduate Studies has a number of teaching assistantships available to all graduate students at the University of Southern Maine. Teaching assistants are assigned to an individual faculty member teaching an undergraduate core course in a variety of fields.