Teaching Assistantships:

The Biology Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology at UNC, Charlotte has Teaching Assistantships (TAs) available for full-standing students in this program. These are awarded only as full assistantships, and normally require a work load equivalent to the teaching of two labs with associated preparation each week. The student must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 and carry at least six hours of course work per semester to qualify for a TA. Students interested in a TA award should notify the Ph.D. Coordinator.

  A full TA is a competitive award.  A TA position is awarded on a semester basis for fall and spring semesters. Summer TAs are awarded separately.  Renewal of a TA position is contingent upon evaluations of teaching performance and satisfactory progression through the program.

Notes:

1) The Department of Biology commits to four years of full TA support for PhD students, contingent upon satisfactory teaching performance and progression through the program. Awards for additional years will be based upon individual student situations, performance, and available funds.

2) A faculty advisor can have no more than 2 PhD students holding a TA position.

3) Students admitted after fall 2005 must enroll for nine hours of course work per semester.

Research Assistantships:

Research Assistantships (RAs) may be available to Ph.D. students depending on the funding of research grants by the Doctoral Faculty. Thus application for RAs are filed with faculty members holding the grants. Additionally, several RAs are available through the Carolinas Medical Center (CMC).