Teaching Assistant I - CLIN

Teaching Assistant Position

Palo Alto University (PAU) is a private, nonprofit university located in the heart of Silicon Valley with a singular focus on mental and behavioral health education. For five decades, PAU has been dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging challenges affecting individuals, organizations, and communities, preparing practitioners and scholars to meet the evolving needs of contemporary society. With an enrollment of approximately 1,200 graduate students and a small cohort of undergraduate students, the University offers a comprehensive portfolio of bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional programs delivered through innovative online, hybrid, and residential modalities.

PAU is distinguished by faculty who are nationally and internationally recognized for their contributions to research, teaching, and clinical practice. Through rigorous academic preparation, applied research, and extensive hands-on clinical training, PAU equips students with the knowledge, skills, and professional judgment required for meaningful impact in the behavioral health fields. Together, these elements define PAU's mission-driven approach to education and its legacy of preparing confident, competent, and compassionate professionals who make a difference in the communities they serve.

Position Title: TA I – CLIN 882 01 – Serious Mental Illness

Reports To: Abner Flores

Department: PhD, Psychology

Status (Hours per week): 10 hours per week

Start and end dates: March 23, 2026 to June 18, 2026

Standard Teaching Assistant Duties & Responsibilities:

• Helping with grading
• Help moderating the classroom environment and making online learning more engaging September 1, 2025 to December 16, 2025
• Facilitating group discussions
• Managing Canvas
• Holding office hours
• Helping with creating/presenting didactics and guest lectures if interested
• Making course materials accessible
• Support proctoring exams
• Creating Assignments

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Currently enrolled student at PAU in good standing.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• Advanced understanding of the subject matter.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent classroom management skills.
• Able to create a comfortable learning environment for students.
• A strong work ethic, dependable, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and follow through in a timely manner. Ability to apply sound research techniques and logical critical analysis.

PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive population. In your cover letter, please include information about your experiences in working in a diverse environment, and what qualities you would bring to supporting this commitment to inclusivity at PAU.

No Discrimination: The University is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and in the application of its personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, employment decisions will be made irrespective of the staff member's backgrounds of race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law.

As provided by law, and when it is requested to do so, the University will offer reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, if the individual is otherwise qualified to safely and to the University standards of quality of work, perform all essential functions of the position and if it will be done without undue hardship to the University.

PAU has a high-quality work environment that attracts and welcomes a diversity of backgrounds of its employees. In your application or in a cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to work at a high level of quality of work with co-workers from a variety of different backgrounds.