.:teaching assistants:.
Want to be an FTTC Teaching Assistant?
The EDS Financial Trading & Technology Center is always looking to hire
undergraduate students to fill Teaching Assistant positions.
The position involve teaching workshops to grad and undergrad students on how to
use FactSet, Capital IQ, Bloomberg, and Morningstar Encorr; setting up
professors with their class; having meetings with professors; researching data
for faculty; proctoring lab time for finance students using the data feeds;
conducting presentations for community outreach programs; giving tours of the
facility to guests of the McCombs School of Business as well as assisting with
special projects with the Operations Manager of the FTTC.
Requirements:
prefer a concentration in Finance
must be a junior or senior however will consider sophomore only who is highly
recommended
strong working knowledge on Bloomberg, FactSET, Capital IQ, and Morningstar
Encorr;
Bloomberg Certified is a plus
must have taken at least one session of the Excel Financial Modeling Series
a great enthusiasm for becoming an expert on the programs that the Center
offers and teaching those skills to others;
need good working knowledge of pc-based applications like MS Excel,
PowerPoint, and Word;
good communication skills and presentation skills;
ability to work with students and faculty
must be a team player
reliability is a must
enjoy working in the mornings, Fridays and weekends
must be enrolled in 9 or more hours every semester
Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, resume and a
reference from a McCombs faculty member to: Finance Dept. CBA 6.222, ATTN: Janice Rios
If you have any questions about being a TA, please email your resume to:
Janice.Rios@mccombs.utexas.edu.
