Gender and Women's Studies

Teaching Assistantship Application

Complete the following form to apply for a graduate teaching assistantship in the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at Western Michigan University and submit by March 1.

*Required information

Name (required)

WMU email (required)

Phone (required)

Reference #1 (required)

List name, title, email address and phone number. This first reference should be able to speak to your progress toward degree.

Reference #2 (required)

List name, title, email address and phone number.

WMU courses (required)

Which WMU GWS courses are you qualified to teach? For multiple selections, use the Ctrl key on Windows and Command key on the Mac.

Availability

List if you wish to teach during fall, spring or both, and indicate any other preferences

Cover letter (required)

Articulate your preparation to teach gender and women's studies courses (e.g., degrees, coursework, trainings, workshops, teaching experience); why you wish to teach GWS courses; your progress toward a degree and anticipated graduation date and how a gender and women’s studies teaching assistantship pertains to your professional goals.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: rtf, pdf, doc, docx.

Curriculum vitae (required)

Include separate categories for courses for which you were a teaching assistant (e.g., grader, discussion section leader) and courses for which you were sole instructor.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: rtf, pdf, doc, docx.

Teaching excellence (required)

In one file, include evidence of teaching excellence, such as detailed course evaluations, observation letters and a sample syllabus.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: rtf, pdf, doc, docx.

Part-time teaching

Indicate if you are also interested in part-time instructional opportunities.

Yes