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**Note:** This semester, we will be hiring for two main kinds of UCA positions (Grader and Lab TA). If you're interested in both, please apply for both positions.
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_Supervised by Profs. Victoria Dean, Adji Bousso Dieng, and Ruth Fong (Fall 2025)_
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_Supervised by Profs. Zhaung Liu and Vikram Ramaswamy (Spring 2026)_
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_Team communication: Slack_
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You will be part of the team that grades our weekly assignments, which typically alternate between a written homework (_i.e._ pen-and-paper pset) and a programming assignment (_i.e._ IPython notebook). Typically, you will grade one problem or sub-program most weeks according to a rubric as well as handle regrade requests for your problem.
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**Application:** Make sure to fill out our supplementary Google form (https://forms.gle/rJdjtuB4w9vAMmLm6) as well as the regular UCA application form.
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**Application:** Make sure to fill out our supplementary Google form ([https://forms.gle/rJdjtuB4w9vAMmLm6](https://forms.gle/gn6r8tL36ztgR1xN9)) as well as the regular UCA application form.
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**Responsibilities (~6 hrs/week):**
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**Description:**
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For office hours, you will host a weekly 2-hour office hour slot (with the option to host more) to help students get unstuck on our weekly assignments. Office hours will also provide prep support before our midterm and final. Office hours will be in-person by default (virtual office hours will be approved on a case-by-case basis, primarily to help staff unpopular office hour times). We aim to provide most of our office hours Saturday to Tuesday, before the Wednesday assignment deadline.
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You will host a weekly 2-hour problem solving session (with the option to host more) to help students get unstuck on our weekly assignments, and potentially offering feedback on previous assignments. These will be in-person by default (virtual sessions will be approved on a case-by-case basis, primarily to help staff unpopular times). We aim to provide most of our problem solving sessions Saturday to Tuesday, before the Wednesday assignment deadline.
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**Application:** Make sure to fill out our supplementary Google form (https://forms.gle/rJdjtuB4w9vAMmLm6) as well as the regular UCA application form.
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**Application:** Make sure to fill out our supplementary Google form ([https://forms.gle/rJdjtuB4w9vAMmLm6](https://forms.gle/gn6r8tL36ztgR1xN9)) as well as the regular UCA application form.
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**Responsibilities (~5-7 hrs/week):**
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- Prior experience as a UCA (in any course), preferably as a Lab TA
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### Grading Manager position
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**Description:**
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This position is for students that are interested in contributing to improve the class and can involve multiple things depending on your interests (see responsibilities below for examples), some of which don’t necessarily involve grading (despite the title name). The position would may also include holding UCA office hours and/or attending staff meeting (see above description for Lab TA position) in addition to specific responsibilities.
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Grading managers will work closely with Prof. Fong and/or Prof. Dean.
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**Note:** For Fall 2025, we have a strong preference for hiring student(s) to this position who will help us "run the ship" throughout the semester in a "head UCA" capacity (e.g. less "future course development" and more "help make the course run smoothly this semester").
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**Application:** Make sure to fill out our supplementary Google form (https://forms.gle/MpCZHShVhAHeu6wy7) as well as the regular UCA application form.
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**Responsibilities (8-10 hrs/week):**
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- Supervising COS 324 graders (e.g. managing grading assignments and deadlines, answering questions, grading tougher/late submissions)
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- Assisting instructors with various administrative tasks (e.g. scheduling UCA office hours, creating internal documents like Google forms and spreadsheets for tracking office hours attendance, etc.)
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- Taking point on responding to students' Ed questions (with access to past semesters' Ed forums).
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- Creating and/or improving material for the course (e.g. proofreading and/or beta-testing assignments, improving lecture slides, writing supplementary course notes, etc.)
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**Requirements:**
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- Have taken COS 324 and earned at least a B+.
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- Highly self-motivated and strong communication skills on Slack.
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- Available to meet weekly and in-person Mondays 4-5:30pm for senior staff meeting and staff meetings.
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**Preferred:**
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- Available to meet weekly and in-person Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm for our grading meetings.
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- Previous experience as a UCA, with strong preference for prior experience as COS 324 UCA and/or as a grading manager in another course
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- A vision for what can be done to improve the COS 324 (both for course staff and for students)
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- Candidates will be asked a few questions about what they are interested in doing for the course as well as their past experience with the course.
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