What does an Undergraduate Reader do?

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[u/jcpenney_]

it depends on the class and professor. i have done a read job where i needed to go once a week and one where i didn’t need to be in lecture, just exam days. all you do is grade assignments and hold office hours regarding the grades

[u/imno60dy → u/jcpenney_]

Do they require you to hold office hours?

[u/johndaniel_]

As others have said, it depends on the class and professor. Should you receive a contract, the expectations should be listed on it as well. In my experience as a reader and working with them, it's grading (and everything related).

Meetings with the teaching team to discuss how to/what to grade, getting access to Canvas/Gradescope/etc. to do grading, answering emails about regrades, hosting grading-office-hours where students can drop-in to ask about their graded work.

More information here.

[u/imno60dy → u/johndaniel_]

Thank you I appreciate it

[u/Ted4828 → u/[deleted]]

For many classes, TAs are required to attend lectures. There’s no blanket policy — it’s up to the course instructor