If you’d like to be considered for a Teaching Assistant or Grader position, please fill out this google form as soon as possible: https://forms.gle/UkzsT3N8xxgmHg1j7
Mechanical Engineering majors may use their work as a TA to count for credit, which can fulfill an Advisor-Approved elective requirement (contingent on advisor approval). Undergraduate TAs and graders average no more than 8-10 hours of work per week (fluctuations in the workload will occur throughout the semester, but should not average more than that). MEng TAs average no more than 10-15 hours of work per week (fluctuations in the workload will occur throughout the semester, but should not average more than that). Students who receive offers for TA positions should plan on being asked to offer office hours, lead discussion or lab sections, and possibly assist with grading. Additional specific or alternate TA tasks are decided by the instructor. TAs should plan to be available at least a week before the start of the semester through the grading of final exams.
Students who receive offers for grading positions will only be required to grade; no other TA tasks are required.
All first time TA’s and graders are required to attend a half-day training in mid-September offered by Engineering Learning Initiatives.
Grader positions are offered at a paid hourly rate. TA positions must be taken for credit if it is your first time TAing for MAE, otherwise they can be for credit or at a paid hourly rate.
There is no formal application process for a TA or grader position; you need only fill out the google form using the link above with the information requested in it. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Courses being offered in the spring that may need TA/Grader support:
ENGRD 2020 – Statics and Mechanics of Solids
ENGRD 2210 – Thermodynamics
ENGRI 1170 – Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
ENGRI 1270/ENGRG 2270/MAE 2270 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship for Engineers
MAE 3050 – Introduction to Aeronautics
MAE 3230 – Introductory Fluid Mechanics
MAE 3260 – System Dynamics
MAE 3270 – Mechanics of Engineering Materials
MAE 3870 – Electric Vehicles
MAE 4020/4121/5050 – Wind Power
MAE 4060 – Introduction to Spaceflight Mechanics
MAE 4240 – Materials Processing and Manufacturing
MAE 4272 – Fluids/Heat Transfer Laboratory
MAE 4300 – Engineers and Society
MAE 4341/5340 – Innovative Product Design via Digital Manufacturing
MAE 4700/5700 – Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical and Aerospace Design
Sincerely,
Ashley Blank
Assistant Undergraduate Coordinator
Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Cornell University
