Associate instructor

Associate Instructor (AI) is a title commonly used in higher education institutions, particularly in the United States, to refer to graduate students or academic staff members who assist in teaching or teach undergraduate or lower-level courses. The role and responsibilities associated with the title may vary by institution, department, and region.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Overview
* 2 Responsibilities
* 3 Employment status
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Overview

The term Associate Instructor is often used interchangeably with or as an institutional variant of Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), Teaching Fellow, or Teaching Assistant (TA).[3] However, some universities use the title Associate Instructor to designate graduate students with more extensive teaching responsibilities than a typical TA, including the autonomy to design syllabi, lead entire classes, and assign grades.[4]

## Responsibilities

Typical duties of an associate instructor may include: leading discussion sections, labs, or tutorials; delivering lectures independently; holding office hours for student consultations; grading assignments and exams; preparing course materials; managing course learning platforms (e.g., Canvas, Moodle).[5]

In some institutions, particularly research universities, associate instructors are expected to serve as the primary instructor of record for a course (Instructor of record, IOR), especially at the undergraduate level.[5]

## Employment status

Associate Instructors are typically compensated through stipends, tuition waivers, or hourly wages, depending on their workload and the funding structure of the institution. They are usually enrolled as full-time graduate students and their teaching responsibilities form part of their professional development and financial support package.[6]

## See also

* Graduate Teaching Assistant
* Teaching Fellow
* Lecturer
* Academic Ranks (United States)

## References

1. ↑ "Jobs Associate Instructor | University of Utah". https://employment.utah.edu/salt-lake-city-ut/associate-instructor/B8CACEA2B36E4189BA62ABEDFF9BD12D/job/.
2. ↑ "What Does an Associate Instructor Do? Roles And Responsibilities - Zippia" (in en-US). 2020-10-02. https://www.zippia.com/associate-instructor-jobs/what-does-an-associate-instructor-do/.
3. ↑ "IV-3 ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR (Revised 6/24)". https://ap.ucsb.edu/policies.and.procedures/red.binder/sections/[4_03] Associate Instructor.pdf.
4. ↑ "Academic Student Employees – Academic Personnel" (in en-US). https://ap.uci.edu/ase/.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "What I Learned Teaching My First Course as an Associate Instructor! | Graduate Student Resource Center" (in en). https://gsrc.ucr.edu/blog/2024/05/15/what-i-learned-teaching-my-first-course-associate-instructor.
6. ↑ "Definition of ASE Title Codes | Graduate Division" (in en). https://graduate.ucr.edu/definition-ase-title-codes.

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Academic ranks overview

Overview|

* Faculty
* Ranks
* Titles
* Professorship

North American system|

Tenure track

* Assistant professor
* Associate professor
* Professor (full)
* Endowed Chair/Distinguished Professor

Non-tenure track

* Adjunct professor
* Instructor
* Lecturer

Commonwealth system|

Research and teaching track

* Associate lecturer
* Lecturer
* Senior lecturer
* Reader or associate professor
* Professor

Research track

* Research assistant
* Research fellow
* Senior research fellow
* Reader
* Professor or research professor

Junior positions|

* Research assistant
* Research associate
* Research fellow
* Postdoctoral researcher

Other positions|

* Agrégation
* Docent
* Habilitation
* Privatdozent
* Teaching assistant
* Teaching associate

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