Division of Biology and Medicine
Biology Undergraduate Education

Teaching Assistant Program

Being a Teaching Assistant is a great opportunity to develop and practice multiple skills.

Teaching Assistant Program

The Teaching Assistant (TA) Program offers students part-time opportunities when they are pursuing academic excellence on campus. Being a UTA (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant) or STA (Supplementary Teaching Assistant, graduate students only) helps develop multiple skills - organization, multi-tasking, interpersonal communication and more. Being a helpful community member to both the instructors and students is an exceptional sense of fulfillment, plus you are getting paid!

TA Hiring Timeline

The following timeline is applicable to both UTA and STA hiring*

  • Allocation to Instructors: Mid-October
  • Form response deadline: November 1 (applicable to instructors)
  • Application deadline: November 22 (applicable to students)
  • Selection deadline: December 6

*Some courses may have extensions beyond the above deadlines. Please refer to the specific Workday posting for details.

The following timeline is applicable to UTA hiring. The STA timeline is TBD.

  • Allocation to Instructors: Mid-March
  • Form response deadline: April 15 (applicable to instructors)
  • Submission deadline: May 10 (applicable to students)
  • Selection deadline: TBD

TA Qualification & Description Overview

This standard post will offer you an overview of the qualification and expectation of a TA. Please note that there will be additional requirements specific to courses, which will be bolded on the posts. 

Available TA Opportunities for Fall 2025

Course IDUTA Application linkSTA Application Link
BIOL0170FilledN/A
BIOL0190FilledN/A
BIOL0190PFilledN/A
BIOL0200FilledN/A
BIOL0210https://forms.gle/Nbns4gNpHqWfeGxA9N/A
BIOL0220FilledN/A
BIOL0380Filledhttps://wd5.myworkday.com/brown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$32729.htmld
BIOL0410FilledN/A
BIOL0470FilledN/A
BIOL0480FilledN/A
BIOL0530FilledN/A
BIOL0940AFilledN/A
BIOL0940DFilledN/A
BIOL1050/BIOL2050Filled https://wd5.myworkday.com/brown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$32801.htmld
BIOL1090N/ATBD
BIOL1110/2220FilledTBD
BIOL1160Filled N/A
BIOL1260/BIOL2260FilledFilled
BIOL1300/BIOL2300N/Ahttps://wd5.myworkday.com/brown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$32927.htmld
BIOL1430FilledN/A
BIOL1470Filled N/A
BIOL1520N/ATBD
BIOL1560/BIOL2560FilledN/A
BIOL1575/BIOL2575FilledN/A
BIOL1945FilledN/A
BIOL1970AN/ATBD
BIOL2020N/AFilled
BIOL2230N/AFilled
BIOL2024N/AFilled
BIOL2089N/Ahttps://wd5.myworkday.com/brown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$32700.htmld
BIOL2370N/Ahttps://wd5.myworkday.com/brown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$32704.htmld
BUE Student Ambassador https://wd5.myworkday.com/brown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$32925.htmldN/A
BUE UTAhttps://wd5.myworkday.com/brown/d/inst/15$392530/9925$32926.htmldN/A

Please check back for more updates.

Student Hiring FAQs

Any questions or concerns, please contact bioundergradeducation@brown.edu.