Appointments for the summer term shall be commensurate with the level of assigned duties and may be up to full-time. Teaching assistants appointed for fewer than 10 hours a week do not qualify for a tuition fellowship. Candidates should be notified of their recommended appointment using the basic form illustrated in the attachment to this memorandum. The fellowship amount is based on your continued appointment as a teaching assistant at half-time or greater. Should the percent time of your instructional appointment change, the fellowship amount may be adjusted to accord with University regulations governing this program.
Tuition assistance is considered taxable income .
The Department Chair will inform you of any change of work assignment. In the performance of your assigned duties as a Teaching Assistant you must abide by the academic and instructional criteria and policies established by the department. Teaching Assistants are under direct and assigned supervision of a regular member of the faculty to whom they must regularly report on the conduct and performance of their duties. This appointment is subject to the provisions of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents and the Handbook of Operating Procedures of The University of Texas at Austin. The salary represents the gross salary and is subject to deductions as required by State and Federal law for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and withholding for income tax.