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Assistantships

The 91Ô­´´ offers assistantships to students with regular, full-time status and high academic standing. Assistantships usually provide a stipend and may or may not include tuition. Assistants are eligible for coverage by the University’s Student Health Insurance Plan at a reduced cost.

Career Support for Graduate Students and Postdocs

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​Teaching Assistantships

​Nearly all graduate students in the program are at some point or another supported as Teaching Assistants. Valuable information about being a Teaching Assistant can be found atÌýthe Center for Teaching Effectiveness. This handbook also provides a convenient summary ofÌýÌýthat apply to the appointment of graduate teaching assistants.​​​

Research Assistantships

Graduate students after their fifth semester in the program are supported by a research group as Research Assistants​. In addition to standard research groups run by individual faculty, the Department also hosts five Research Centers (Bartol Research Institute, Center for Spintronics and Biodetection, Delaware Astero​seismic Research Center, Center for Advanced Magnetics, and Center for Space Radiation Effects) which allow qualified students to become Research Assistants during their first year in Delaware.​​