Course Readers

 
The title Reader is given to a student employed as a “course assistant.” Duties normally include grading homework, discussion board posts, student papers, and exams. The Reader cannot be given the responsibilities customarily assigned to a graduate Teaching Assistant (i.e., lead discussion sections, copying exams). Readers may be graduate students as well as qualified undergraduate students.
 

Readers are members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 union.
 

Requirements:

• Applicants must be a current full-time UCI student to qualify to be a reader; and
• Must have at least a 3.0 GPA; and
• Must be in good academic standing (i.e., may not be on academic probation or have had their degree candidacy lapse) and be clear of certain disciplinary probation based on the Code of Student Conduct
   

Responsibilities:

• Readers work under the guidance of faculty members to read and grade papers and exams. They may also provide limited advising and demonstration work related to grading. They are not permitted to be involved in the teaching process beyond reading, annotating, and discussing papers, exams, and quizzes.
• Readers may hold office hours to meet with students in the class to discuss the graded assignments.
• Readers may attend lectures if needed.
• Readers are expected to consult with the faculty for guidance and direction.
   

Time Commitment:

• The time commitment and duties vary widely, according to the needs of the particular course to which the reader may be assigned. Duties and workload can be affected by enrollment levels, type and number of assignments, style of exams, as well as other factors.
• At no time will the workload exceed 19.5 hours in one week or be assigned to work more than 8 hours in a day.
• Time commitment for the quarter includes working through finals and the week that follows.
• Readers must be available to meet with faculty during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
   

Restrictions:

• Students may not be enrolled in the course for which they are a reader.
• Graduate students cannot simultaneously serve as a Reader and a TA.
   

Applications for Reader positions may be submitted 4-6 weeks prior to the beginning of each quarter. Instructions and additional information may be found within the following form:

 
Reader Application
 

Deadlines:

• Fall 2024: Friday, September 20, 2024, by 5:00 PM
• Winter 2025: Friday, January 3, 2025, by 5:00 PM
• Spring 2025: Friday, March 28, 2025, by 5:00 PM

 
For more information, please contact Rachel Neer at rachel.neer@uci.edu.