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The Spring 2021 applications for GSI, Readers, and Tutors are now open!
The priority deadline is October 23, 2020.
This is a universal application, where students apply to GSI, Reader and/or Tutor positions through one application. Students may edit their application should they wish to apply to additional positions after they have submitted their application; they do not need to submit a new application.
Learn more about GSI Appointment Eligibility
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As a part of the campus-wide preparation of GSIs, attending the following events is required of all first-time GSIs at EECS before they interact with students (in person or online) in their role as an instructor.
EECS UGSI Fall Orientation
2021 Spring GSI Teaching Conference
Learn more about the details of the Fall GSI Teaching Conference.
GSI Professional Standards & Ethics Online Course
Completing the Online Standards and Ethics Course is required of all first-time GSIs before teaching at UC Berkeley.
ASE Orientation Dates
All first-time Academic Student Employees (ASEs) are required to attend a New ASE Orientation over Zoom with representatives from UAW 2865, the union of ASEs at UC. To go Berkeley Labor Relations to register.
It is your responsibility to stay informed on your rights, protections, and benefits as an Academic Student Employee under the UC-UAW 2865 Collective Bargaining Agreement, which represents readers, tutors, and GSIs.
Staff GSI Coordinators will be responsible for all GSI hiring. Official GSI offers will be issued from the staff GSI coordinators—offers from faculty are not official. After faculty requests have been fulfilled, the search begins to assign students to classes without faculty requests.
First Priority
EECS graduate students have the highest priority. Among them, students with guaranteed GSIs have the highest, followed by students who must fulfill the teaching requirement for the Ph.D. EECS graduate students who need financial support are also a priority. Faculty requests also have priority.
Second Priority
Graduate students from other departments.
Third Priority
Undergraduates. Our own undergrads are quite often excellent GSIs, having taken the courses they will teach.
All prospective GSIs who do not speak English as a native language must pass a test of their proficiency in spoken English before they can be appointed to GSI positions. Exempted from this policy are those who hold a B.A., B.S., or other bachelor's level degree from an institution in the United States. The policy applies to all prospective GSIs, whatever their citizenship, country of origin, or residency status, and whatever subject they will be teaching. Those who do not speak English as a native language may satisfy this requirement by passing a test on the Berkeley campus.
A passing score on one of these tests must be obtained before you can be appointed as a GSI.
To see if you satisfy the English Language Requirement, you can take the English Language Proficiency Questionnaire
EECS GSIs
For any questions or concerns, please contact the Graduate Support Team at gsicoordinators@eecs.berkeley.edu
Readers & Tutors
If you are interested in becoming a Lab Assistant or an Academic Intern, contact the TAs of the course in which you are interested.
Requests and call-outs for lab assistants and AIs are also posted on the EECS Piazza forum, please check regularly for updates.
You can also visit the course homepage to learn more information on course staff suport, which can be found through the EECS Course Directory.
For detailed information regarding all Academic Appointments on campus (including requirements, fee remission, etc.), please consult Grad Division Teaching and Research Appointments. To learn more about the GSI/ASE hiring process, please see the ASE Hiring Pipeline.
Students can also refer to the GSI Teaching and Resource Center as an additional resource for teaching workshops and certifications.