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Applicants MUST combine all required application materials into a single PDF document that they submit/upload in the Resume section of the application. Documents not submitted in the Resume section will not be reviewed. If your PDF file is larger than can be uploaded, please compress it and/or additionally email it to [email protected].

Job Summary

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program in Quantitative Methods is hiring temporary teaching assistants to support instructors for courses in its 2026 General Sessions. The General Sessions are a comprehensive methods training program with a broad curriculum ranging from introductory to advanced courses in a variety of statistical and other quantitative methods and social research techniques. All 2026 General Session courses will be offered in a dual-mode/hybrid format, with both in-person and online participants. Each of the two General Sessions are attended by a diverse, multidisciplinary, and international body of participants including hundreds of students, faculty, and practitioners. More information about the General Sessions is available here: https://myumi.ch/EkJbp

As a perk of the job, teaching assistants will also be able to enroll in up to three General Session methods Courses, intended for asynchronous review after the General Session and their job responsibilities have ended. 

We are currently unable to consider candidates who are not authorized to work in the United States. Additionally, we are not offering visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have appropriate work authorization at the time of application.

Responsibilities*

Teaching assistants will be assigned to assist with one or two Methods Course(s) and possibly one math/computing Lecture per General Session. A list of eligible Courses and Lectures, dates, and class descriptions are available here: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sites/icpsr/general-sessions-class-list 

Teaching assistants will be expected to work 40 hours per week while their class is in session. All teaching assistants will be expected to work in-person in Ann Arbor, Michigan and will need to have their own laptop computer. No remote positions are available.

Responsibilities will include one or more of the following:

Assist course instructors with preparation and presentation of class materials and lecturesMeet with course instructorsAttend daily lectures and answer participant questionsHold office hours for participantsHold lab sessions and supplemental learning sessionsEvaluate work and grade assignmentsProvide additional teaching supportRequired Qualifications*Current enrollment in a Ph.D. program, or equivalent academic status or backgroundMaster's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experienceExperience with quantitative research skills in the social sciences or closely related fieldExperience with statistical computing softwareExcellent communications skills, both oral and written, in the English languageExceptional interpersonal skillsPast experience, within the last 2 years, as a teaching assistant in a statistics or relevant methodology course at the college level, or equivalent experienceKnowledge and command of specific topics that would be required for the relevant courses, such as probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, tests of significance and inference; contingency tables, Chi-square, and ANOVA; multiple regression and extensions, including interactions, time-series or panel-data analysis; maximum likelihood; causal inference; Nash, subgame-perfect, and perfect-Bayesian equilibrium; computational modeling.Desired Qualifications*Past teaching experience with a graduate-level statistics/methodology courseExperience teaching statistics/methodology in a multicultural environmentPast successful experience with the ICPSR Summer ProgramKnowledge and experience with R, Zoom, and other technology used in modern methods instructionModes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

Applicants MUST combine all required application materials into a single PDF document that they submit/upload in the Resume section of the application. Documents not submitted in the Resume section will not be reviewed. If your PDF file is larger than can be uploaded, please compress it and/or additionally email it to [email protected].

Required application materials:

A one or two-page cover letter addressing the following:Your specific interest in this positionYour training, skills, and experience that directly relate to your qualifications for this positionThe General Session(s) and methods Course(s) and/or math and computing Lecture(s) for which you are interested in serving as a teaching assistantPast ICPSR Summer Program experience as a participant or teaching assistant (if applicable)Current curriculum vitaeTwo brief recommendation letters from faculty, preferably at least one from a faculty member with whom you've taught. Your letter writers can also submit their letters confidentially and directly to the Summer Program at [email protected]Teaching evaluations or other evidence or teaching effectivenessCourse transcripts

The Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan seeks to create a community of respect and authentic collaboration by recruiting and retaining individuals that represent a variety of voices as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

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Application Deadline

Institute for Social Research job openings are posted for a minimum of fourteen (14) calendar days. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended. 

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The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.