Information for current Physics GTAs and UTAs
Undergraduate TAs
Undergraduate students interested in working as Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) in the School of Physics should send an email to physics-tas@gatech.edu with the following information:
- Name and GTID
- Major and year (e.g., mechanical engineering 2nd year, math senior, etc)
- Semester for which you're applying
- Class(es) you want to TA, and the grade you got in them
- Have you ever been employed at GT? (yes/no)
- Will you be concurrently employed at something else in GT during the semester for which you're applying? If yes, then how many hours/week is that other position?
The UTA position is paid hourly at a rate of $15/hour. The expected time commitment depends on the specific teaching assignment (see the UTA Guidelines page linked above for more information). To be eligible for a UTA position, the student must have earned an A in the class they want to TA. First priority is given to returning UTAs in good standing. The timeline of hiring UTAs is around late July/early August for Fall semesters, and around December for Spring semesters. We do not hire UTAs in summer semesters.
We will begin looking at UTA positions for Fall 2026 in late July 2026
Graduate TAs (for Physics MS and non-physics graduate students)
Physics MS students and graduate students outside the School of Physics may be hired as Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) if any such positions are available. Physics PhD students have first priority for GTA assignments.
Interested graduate students should send an email to physics-tas@gatech.edu with the following information:
- Name and GTID
- Degree and program of study (e.g., MS Physics, MS CSE, etc)
- Semester for which you're applying
- Class(es) you want to TA, and a brief explanation of your qualifications for it
- Have you ever been employed at GT? (yes/no)
The GTA position comes with a stipend and a tuition waiver, and the workload is expected to be 13 hours/week. Duties vary depending on the specific teaching assignment. If all GTA spots in a given semester are filled by physics graduate students, then no GTA positions will be offered to students outside of physics. The timeline for hiring non-physics GTAs is around early August for Fall semesters, and around late December for Spring semesters. During summer semesters, all GTA positions are usually filled by physics PhD students.
It is currently unknown if GTA positions will be available for non-physics-PhD students in Fall 2026
