Assisting with various departmental duties and providing academic support to Professors and other staff.Recruiting, training, and mentoring new TAs and other junior staff.Conducting research and publishing papers in academic journals.Representing the university at conferences and delivering presentations when necessary.Teaching and supervising undergraduate and graduate students.Providing demonstrations and supervising experiments and investigations.Answering questions in class or via email or telephone.Providing Professors and Department Heads with feedback on student progress.Writing proposals to secure funding for research.Attending faculty and departmental meetings and voicing concerns or providing suggestions for improvement.