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Student Academic Employment

If your work for the university is part of or is closely related to your course of study, your appointment generally should be in a student academic job title.  

These are the undergraduate student academic job titles:

  • 0066 Tutor (Undergraduate)
  • 0070 Assistant (Undergraduate)
  • 0095 Undergraduate Research Assistant

These are the graduate student academic job titles:

  • 0045 Assistant Instructor
  • 0061 - 0063 Teaching Assistant
  • 0064 Tutor (Graduate)
  • 0065 Academic Assistant
  • 0071 Assistant (Graduate)
  • 0090 Graduate Research Assistant

The compensation rates for student academic titles are established each year by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. In addition, Assistant Instructors and Teaching Assistants receive tuition assistance payments from the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.

Students holding academic positions also may be eligible for certain benefits, including resident tuition entitlement and employee insurance benefits for graduate students in academic titles. Further information is available on the Student Employee Benefits page.

Graduate students may be employed in a graduate student academic job title for a maximum of 14 long semesters. More information about the 14-Semester Rule and the conditions for employment in a student academic title is available from the Graduate School. In addition, a student's appointments as a graduate student academic employee may not exceed 20 hours a week in the fall or spring during the first year of graduate study or 30 hours a week in subsequent years. International students may not exceed 20 hours a week without the approval of the International Office and the graduate dean.

If you have questions about whether and how you qualify for student academic employment under university rules, you may contact the Graduate School. For questions about your appointment, please contact the HR representative in the department where you work.

Finding a Student Academic Job

If you are a prospective student or are admitted to the university and are looking for a student academic job, you should work with your home department’s Graduate Coordinator to find out about academic jobs in the department. Faculty and staff in the departments will know what jobs are available and are in charge of placement in those jobs.

You may also want to check the Hire a Longhorn Job Bank.  Beginning in the fall of 2009, student academic jobs may be posted there, along with on-campus and off-campus non-academic jobs.

University Policies

Here are some of the official university policies relating to student academic titles: