Faculty & Staff Positions

How to apply

• Please email your resume/CV and cover letter to Professor Jon Snow (jsnow@barnard.edu). In your email, please indicate which times you are available (MW 10:10-11:25, MW 1:10-2:25, TTh 10:10-11:25, or TTh 1:10-2:25).
• Additionally, please submit this form (link).

Description
The teaching assistant will participate in the biology department course BIOL BC1502 Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology. Teaching assistants will be responsible for attending lectures and helping undergraduate students navigate the course material through weekly office hours, helping the instructor grade and manage homework assignments, and offering occasional exam review sessions. In addition, teaching assistants will meet on Barnard’s campus to proctor exams 3 times over the course of the semester.
This is a tutorial version of the teaching assistantship that entails grading and regular meetings with students during extended weekly office hours. It does not involve teaching discussion sections. Appointments entail five to ten hours of weekly effort attending lectures, holding office hours, reviewing course materials and grading. Assistantships are not hourly wage appointments. Expected effort is approximate and averaged across the semester.  Appointments may be canceled through the conclusion of the final registration period for the semester if there is insufficient enrollment in the course.

Responsibilities

• Attend all lectures for a given section. (available sections are MW 10:10-11:25, MW 1:10-2:25, TTh 10:10-11:25, or TTh 1:10-2:25  for Spring 2026 semester)
• Hold weekly office hours with one extra office hour before each exam (3 exams total)
• Grade course assignments and assessments
• Assist the course instructor with administration and various instructional tasks, such as the development and management of electronic materials

Qualifications
Must have completed an undergraduate degree in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a biology graduate degree program at Columbia
• Previous teaching experience at the undergraduate level

Pay
$4,200 per course, per semester

Contact
Please contact Professor Snow (jsnow@barnard.edu) with any questions.

The biology department may hire graduate teaching assistants depending on departmental needs. Undergraduate degree required. Teaching assistants work part time on a semesterly basis.

The biology department may hire graders depending on departmental needs. Undergraduate degree required. Graders work part time on a semesterly basis.

The biology department looks for adjunct professors based on semesterly instructional needs. The pay rate for adjunct professors in the 2025-2026 academic year is $13,250 per course for courses with at least three academic credits and $8,745 per course for each course less than three academic credits.