Departmental Assistantships

Students enrolled in the Physics graduate program are eligible to receive financial support in the form of a departmental assistantship. This can be either a Teaching or a Research Assistantship. Both are contingent upon availability.

A Teaching Assistantship consists of a specific teaching assignment for the student, involving one or more of the following:

• Assisting in and/or teaching undergraduate physics laboratory courses
• Grading homework assignments and tests for undergraduate physics courses
• Tutoring undergraduate physics students

Students interested in a Teaching Assistantship are required to complete and submit as soon as possible an application (click here, Word, formats) to the Department Secretary. For more information about teaching assistantships, please contact the Physics Graduate Advisor.

A Research Assistantship involves performing research under the supervision of a physics faculty. Interested students are encouraged to contact directly the appropriate individual faculty for availability.

Financial Packages As of Fall 2006, the salary for a Teaching/Research Assistant is $14,844 for an academic year (Fall and Spring semesters). Teaching Assistants may be able to earn an additional $1,979 by obtaining a teaching assignment over the Summer, if available. Summer salaries for Research Assistants vary, depending on the group within which the research is carried out.