Drivers need to pick up and return vans making sure that they are clean and have at least a half tank of gasoline. There will be other assigned duties, for example, helping with night watch. Some professor will expect you to help grade labs or quizzes, set up equipment, prepare samples, and so on. You will need to keep current about the course so that you can be as helpful as possible. Being a teaching assistant is a personally rewarding job.
Many students discover a love of teaching.
Others remark about how much better they understand the subject having tried to teach it to someone else. Lastly, there is the satisfaction of helping to make the Geology Department a stronger community of learners. This page is supported by the Carleton College Geology Department.