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Sanford TA - PUBPOL 816: Ethics and Policy-Making

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Job ID

9385

Job Type

On-Campus Job (work study Not required)

Employer

SANFORD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY (DDFT) Biweekly

Date Posted

Apr 02, 2026

Category

Teaching Assistant

Job Description

Fall 2026 - MW 1:25-2:40PM **Lecture attendance required

The teaching assistant for PUBPOL 816 will support the faculty member and students with duties that include commenting substantively on assignments, engaging with student teams as needed. Duties include:
1) analyzing google surveys of student preferences for rosters of course partner projects and proposing the best permutations for team composition
2) commenting substantively on two short deliverables (due Sept, Oct) and three core deliverables (due Nov) as part of a joint set of comments returned to the student teams—my TA will not be responsible for assigning any grade
3) assisting with Canvas maintenance, classroom technology, an Admay-TA Duke Dropbox for all assignments
4) conducting limited and directed research related to ethical frameworks that could be salient for this year’s course partner projects
5) offering weekly office hours to help students with material discussed in class, team project brainstorming—being available if particular teams request our help managing conflict
6) Other tasks as assigned

Job Requirements

Prerequisites: Must have completed PUBPOL 816 with Jay Pearson and earned an A (or another SSPP-based ethics course that meets our ethics requirement, also having earned an A); familiarity with Canvas and willingness to learn Canvas as needed

Preferences: a student who appreciates thinking and writing substantively; has experience preparing a final deliverable over multiple iterations, where each time the deliverable improves; is motivated to mentor and help peers

Work-study eligible students highly encouraged. If you have previous experience as a teaching assistant for the Sanford School of Public Policy, you will be eligible to receive an increased pay rate of $21.00 per hour. We appreciate your willingness to serve in our Sanford courses. Due to the volume of applications received, we will not be able to communicate updates during the hiring process. Should you be selected we will contact you individually, and follow up.

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Hours

10.0 hours per week

Hourly Rate

$19.00/hour

Time Frame

Fall

Contact Name

Richard Devonte Keith

Contact Email

devonte.keith@duke.edu

Work Location Address

Rubenstein Hall

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N/A

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Work Location

In-Person

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