Graduate Student Instructor

• Attend every class
• Hold office hours to answer student questions
• Lecture in whole or in part one or more classes and facilitate discussion assignments for in-class groups
• Primary responsibility for grading, in consultation with the faculty
• Meet as necessary during the semester
• Maintain and update grade sheets and other records
• Conduct several 'research labs' during the semester to aid in secondary source research and offer advice on draft writing assignments

• In good standing in their degree program
• Registered for not less than six (6) credit hours for Terms I and II (five (5) with advisor approval)
• For non-native English speakers: effective proficiency in classroom English as evaluated by the GSI-OET or exemption criteria (undergraduate degree from a U.S. institution or English-medium institution)
• First-time GSIs must attend 20 hours of pedagogical classes, including the CRLT Fall 2026 GSI Teaching Orientation
• For ORGSTUDY 310 (ULWR course): required to take WRITING 993 concurrently or have taken it previously

• Social Science (e.g. Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Economics) or related professional school (e.g. Business, Policy, Social Work, Public Health, Education) graduate student
• Strong writing skills
• Experience teaching writing
• Experience in project-based classes
• LSA graduate student

Tuition waiver and stipend as provided in UM/GEO Agreement