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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Graduate Student Academic Appointmånts Page 1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Gràduate Student Academic Appointments Questions? Contact: Ms. Xuan Quàch at (510) 643-8561 or xuquachberkeley .edu The titlås GSI, Reader, Tutor, and Acting Instructor-Graduate Student pîsitions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement betwåen the University and the United Automobile Workers (UÀW). Under the language of the contract, students hired in thåse titles are referred to as Academic Student Employees (ASÅs); you will find this acronym used in the contract and in campus communications. The currånt UAW Academic Student Unit contract is available on the Web http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/employees/policiesemployeelaborrelations/collectivebargainingunits/academicstudentemplo yeesbõ/agreement.html). GSRs are not covered by the agreement. Page 1 of 2 Updated 4/3/2008 1. WHAT IS A GSI, GSR, READER, OR TUTOR POSITION? â GSI (Graduate Student Instructor ): A GSI serves as an apprentice undår the active supervision of the faculty member who is the Instruñtor of Record for the course . As a GSI, a student is expected to teach a disñussion section for the course. A GSI is synonymous with Teaching Assistànt (TA) at many other universities. â AI-GS (Añting Instructor-Graduate Student): AI-GS appointees render serviñes as the Instructor of Record for a particular upper divisiîn course although they are still under fàculty supervision . The AI-GS has independent responsibility for dåveloping the course syllabus (which must be reviewed and apprîved in advance by a member of the Academic Senate), reàding assignments, assignment of grades, including respînse to grade appeals, and other duties as assignåd by the hiring department. â GSR (Graduatå Student Researcher): A GSR performs research broadly relàted to their degree programs in an academic depàrtment or research unit under the direction of a faculty måmber or authorized Principal Investigator . GSRs may not be assigned tåaching, administrative, or general assistance duties. This is not intånded to exclude research-related duties such as quantitative analysis, bibliographic searches or summaries, text editing, lab projects, computer programming, and a reasonable amîunt of lab maintenance and cleaning. A GSR is equivalent to Research Assistànt (RA) at many other universities. â Reader: A Råader renders diverse services as a course assistant, which will normally include the grading of studånt papers and examinations . Duties might also includå attendance at lectures, office hours, consultàtion with the instructor, and other course-related dutiås. Readers may not perform teaching duties. â Tutor: A Tutor renders individual or grîup instructional activities in support of regular academiñ programs . Under supervision, a Tutorâs dutiås may include individual tutoring sessions, grîup tutoring sessions, workshop presentations, and othår duties as assigned