Part-Time Teaching Assistant – SCM 450W
Part-timePenn State University
State College, PAPart-time$16/hrPosted 3w agoStill listed today
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Penn State’s Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems seeks a part-time teaching assistant to support Dr. Aydin Alptekinoglu during the Spring 2027 academic semester. The role is for up to 10 hours per week and includes grading assignments, holding faculty-directed office hours, and finding relevant business press materials. Applicants must be currently enrolled Penn State students and have previous teaching assistant experience at Penn State.
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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
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CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
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If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.
Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS The Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems at Penn State University Park invites applications for one part-time teaching assistant to start in Spring 2027. The successful candidate will assist Dr. Aydin Alptekinoglu for up to 10 hours per week during the academic semester.
Job Duties:
- Grading case reports/group assignments and individual short-answer assignments in a fast, responsive manner
- Hold office hours as directed by faculty supervisor
- Search the business press for relevant articles and material
Required Qualifications:
- Previous teaching assistant experience at Penn State
- Dedication to timely work and completion of deliverables
- Currently enrolled Penn State student
Compensation: Starting rate for this position is $16.00 per hour.
Candidates with questions may contact the department assistant, Autumn Knepp, at [email protected].
BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
EEO IS THE LAW Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.
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How this job compares
Set against the 411 open Teaching Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16/hr
- US median$18–20/hr217 hourly ranges
This rate, $16/hr, is 17% below the US median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Teaching Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Teaching Assistant jobs in Pennsylvania and 411 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Experience
- Teaching Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (25 postings).
- Education
- 22 of the 411 open Teaching Assistant jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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