A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter and resume should have in bold (a) your experience with game theory courses and specific concepts, and (b) your experience as a teaching assistant and grading.

Email to instructor/hiring manager - Send your cover letter and resume to Alex McLeod, at mcleodal@umich.edu.
 

Instructional Aide for SI 563 - Game Theory

Simply knowing that people behave strategically is not a recipe for success, but acquiring a framework for strategic thinking is. This course gives students the competitive edge to anticipate, formulate, and analyze strategic interactions. You will learn how to acquire and process information to act effectively in strategic situations, based on the analysis of the motivations of other participants. You will also learn how to incentivize and motivate users, collaborators, and customers to further the objectives of an organization, community, or society. 
 

More information about this course can be found on U-M?s Course Catalog via Wolverine Access.

You will be required to attend lectures. You will grade seven assignments on concepts like Nash equilibrium SPNE, bargaining, Bayesian Nash equilibrium, auctions, and signaling games. You will also grade very short quizzes (probably around 5 - 8 of these). You will have to enter assignments and quiz grades into Canvas.  
 

• Managing Canvas site
• Prepare, administer, and grade subjective and objective examinations and assignments
• May interact with students regarding course content or grades

• Undergraduate in good academic standing with knowledge of the subject matter.
  OR
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in information technology
• This position is not open to current University of Michigan graduate students.
• 1+ years of experience as a teaching assistant or grader
• Knowledge of game theory
  
  
   

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Estimated 8 - 10 hours a week, with a flexible schedule, with the expectation of attending regularly scheduled synchronous remote meetings. 

The estimated Fall 2026 schedule is August 16, 2026 to December 31, 2026; Winter 2027 dates are January 1, 2027, through April 30, 2027.

School of Information, Leinweber Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - This is an in-person position with an occasional need or flexibility for remote work. Hybrid work is possible and follows the UMSI Remote Work Policy, with supervisor approval. Remote work agreements are reviewed annually and are subject to change depending on our needs.

You must be eligible to work in the United States, as visa sponsorship is not available for this position. In addition, while remote work is allowable for this position, all work must be performed within the United States and its territories.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.