Job Description
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday. CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday. If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants. Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location.For additional information on remote work at Penn State, seeNotice to Out of State Applicants. JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS: The Accounting 211 (ACCTG 211) Instructional Team in the Accounting Department is seeking Master of Accounting students (Integrated or One-Year MAcc students) to serve as teaching assistants (TA`s) for the ACCTG 211 course. The ACCTG 211 course serves as an introduction to financial and managerial accounting and is required of all students intending a major in the Smeal College as well as many other majors/minors at the University. ACCTG 211 TAs are responsible for teaching the Friday "lab sessions", an important classroom component of the course (this includes organizing, preparing, and delivering the course material for 50 minutes, one time each week). A willingness/desire to teach in the classroom is important, as well as an ability to clearly explain the accounting concepts/topics. In addition to teaching: TAs conduct office hours each week; assist with the development of supporting course materials and resources; and serve as active integrity monitors during examinations. This position's hours will be up to 10 hours/week, for each week of the semes