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name: university-teaching-assistant
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'university teaching assistant' (also: higher education teaching assistant, teaching assistant, TA, teaching assistant in universities, teaching assistant in higher education, university teaching aide). Use when the user asks for typical university teaching assistant work such as: Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.; Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.; Return assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines."
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# University Teaching Assistant
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University teaching assistants are graduate students or recent graduates employed on a temporary contract at a university or a college for teaching-related responsibilities. They assist the professor, lecturer or teacher of the specific course they are in charge of in the preparation of lectures and of exams, grading papers and exams and leading review and feedback sessions for the students.
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## Core workflow
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1. Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.
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2. Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.
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3. Return assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines.
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4. Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students.
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5. Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
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6. Prepare or proctor examinations.
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7. Notify instructors of errors or problems with assignments.
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8. Meet with supervisors to discuss students' grades or to complete required grade-related paperwork.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) โ matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- assess students
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- assessment processes
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- assist students in their learning
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- curriculum objectives
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- give constructive feedback
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- guarantee students' safety
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- prepare lesson content
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- provide assistance to lecturer
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- provide lesson materials
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- supervise practical courses
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- university procedures
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## Hot technologies
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- IBM SPSS Statistics
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- SAS
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- Structured query language SQL
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- Adobe Photoshop
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft PowerPoint
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Google Docs
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- Microsoft Word
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## Hot technologies
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Top tools from 34 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-20):
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- Canvas โ 15 %
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- Moodle โ 9 %
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1092dd4c-b96b-4b3f-87fe-4a9e8d1937fb), O*NET 30.3 (25-9044.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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