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For current departmental positions, please see the following links: Below is general information related to GSI and Reader appointments at CED and UC Berkeley: GSI Appointments Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs) are chosen for their excellence in scholarship and for their promise as a teacher. They serve as a teaching apprentice under the supervision of a faculty member. A GSI Step 1 requires no previous college teaching experience. GSI appointments for the fall semester usually start on August 1 and end on December 31; those for the spring start on January 1 and end on May 31. Students may not serve as a GSI in courses in which they are enrolled, and only graduate students who are advanced to candidacy may serve as a GSI in courses with other graduate students. Students cannot serve at the same time as a GSI and a Reader for the same course. GSI applicants who do not speak English as their native language must fulfill the English language proficiency requirement before an appointment can be made. Please schedule your SPEAK test through the Language Proficiency Program by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it For further information, visit the Graduate Services Appointments Office and the GSI Teaching & Resource Center. Readers primarily perform duties related to grading of papers and examinations. Specific job duties are determined by the course instructor. Students may not serve as both a GSI and a Reader for the same course, nor as a Reader in a course in which they are enrolled. Reader appointments may start as early as the first day of instruction and may end three days after the last day of final exams in any given semester. Readers are paid on an hourly basis. Reader applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
For further information, visit the Graduate Services Appointments Office. Appointments at or in excess of 25% time (10 hours/week) for the full semester include a partial fee remission. It may be possible to combine appointments (e.g., for two classes) in order to reach this 25% level. Students may not have combined appointments totaling more than 50% in fall or spring semesters, although U.S. citizens and permanent residents may request an exception at the approval of the Dean of Graduate Division. Students on F-1 or J-1 visas may not have more than 49.5% in total combined appointments. Certain fellowships prohibit or limit employment. On the Berkeley campus, all GSI and Reader positions are covered by the UAW Academic Student Employees Unit contract. Students hired in these positions must pay a fee to the union, but they have a choice whether to join and vote. |