Undergraduate Teaching Assistantships : Department of Mathematics and Statistics : UMass Amherst

Undergraduates with appropriate mathematics backgrounds are encouraged to apply for a Teaching Assistantship position.

Teaching Assistant (TA) Duties

Below is a list of "typical" duties of Teaching Assistants. Duties will vary for different courses TAs are assigned to assist with. The supervising professor should provide details about expectations for a specific course.

Assist with the teaching and administration of a large lecture section in a course such as Math 100, 101, 102, 104, 121, 127, 128.
Attend and assist (with questions, material distribution etc) during the weekly lectures of the supervising professor.
Prepare and run study groups and discussion sections.
Hold office hours in the course's help center.
Serve as proctor in the course's exams.
Answer students' emails.
Coordinate with the professor and the other TAs.

The regular TA workload is 8.75 hours per week. This is a paid position. Hourly wages go up every semester an undergraduate Teaching Assistant is re-hired by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

How to Apply

If you are interested in applying to be a UGTA for the upcoming semester, you can do so during the registration period for that semester. The Application Form is open from the beginning of the registration period for the upcoming semester to the last day of classes for the current semester.

Note that in order to complete the Application Form, you need to have your own class schedule for the upcoming semester set. Please register or your classes before submitting the Application Form.

New applicants please submit the Application Form and ask a faculty member to submit the recommendation form (both linked below).

Spring 2026 Application

Recommendation Form