Student Jobs
Academic departments, other academic-related units, and non-academic units on and off/campus hire students for academic and non-academic purposes.
For Non-Academic Positions (eg. Student Worker)
Please see the Student Jobs Resources webpage for an overview of available on and off-campus non-academic jobs (eg. Student Worker positions) and for work-study information.
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International Students at the graduate level: please click here to see opportunities for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) while enrolled at UCSD and click here to see opportunities to work in the US after graduation.
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International Students at the undergraduate level: please click here to see opportunities for Curricular Practical Training (CPT) while enrolled at UCSD and click here to see opportunities to work in the US after graduation.
For Academic Positions (eg. TA, Grader, Reader, Tutor)
To see academic student titles, duties, and campus eligibility information, please click here.
To see Instructional Assistant (IA) positions available in other units (eg. TA, Grader, Proctor, Tutor, etc. hosted by other academic departments and the Teaching and Learning Commons), please click here.
To see IA positions offered by the Physics Department, please select your student type, below.
To see IA position pay rates, please click here.
Note: The following info. is typically updated once, quarterly, to show opportunities for the subsequent term (eg. Summer opportunities are posted in Spring, Fall opportunities are posted in Summer, etc.). Check this page regularly to see when opportunities get added! To see if a particular opportunity is accepting late applications, click on the opportunity.
Graduate Students
The Fall 2025 TA applications will be open from June 30th through July 31st.
To see academic student job titles, duties, and campus eligibility information, please click here.
Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application(s) as soon as possible.
Questions/concerns about IA positions in Physics should be directed to Dawn Love.
TA positions are reserved for physics graduate students. In addition to filling out the online application, please fill out the scheduling grid and submit it to Dawn Love. Scheduling grids are due July 31st.
Undergraduate Students
Fall 2025 applications for Physics Instructional Assistant (IA) positions are open from June 30th through July 31st.
To see academic student job titles, duties, and campus eligibility information, please click here.
Applicants will be notified of the decision on their application(s) as soon as possible.
Questions/concerns about IA positions in Physics should be directed to Dawn Love.
(The Physics Dept. cannot advise/assist students with employment matters through VAC.)
2nd year (or above) Physics or Engineering majors with at least a 3.3 GPA who are interested in serving as a Tutor for the PHYS 2 Lecture series should apply. In addition to filling out the online application, please fill out the scheduling grid and submit it to Dawn Love. Scheduling grids are due July 31st.
2nd year (or above) Physics or Engineering majors with at least a 3.3 GPA who are interested in serving as a Reader for the PHYS 1 Lab series and/or for the PHYS 1 Lecture Series should apply. The scheduling grid is not required for Reader positions.