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 fill out this application form:
Physics UTA Application
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 be an undergraduate student and they 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 early August for Fall semesters, and around late December/early January for Spring semesters. We do not hire UTAs in summer semesters.
Please send an email to physics-tas@gatech.edu if you'd like more information.
All UTA position for Fall 2026 have now been filled.
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 and only 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
- 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)
If you have not received a reply by the second week of the semester in which you apply, you can assume that all GTA positions have already been filled.
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 1-2 weeks before the start of the Fall or Spring semesters. During summer semesters, all GTA positions are usually filled by physics PhD students.
All GTA positions for Fall 2026 have now been filled.
