Teaching Assistant GERO 5P11 Winter D3

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Post End Date:

December 1, 2024

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Title of Course

GERO 5P11 Theory and Practice of Health Program Planning and Evaluation

Compensation 

Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds. 

·         Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $22.07 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

·         Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $34.73 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

·         In cases where additional duties are required as part of a Teaching Assistant’s duties, these hours shall be compensated at the appropriate Teaching Assistant rate. 

Duties 

The duties and responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant shall be in accordance with Article 22 of the CUPE Local 4207, Unit 1, Collective Agreement. These are made up of scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time (including preparation of seminar material, student consultation, marking or grading, examination proctoring, attending lectures, holding office hours, and other course administration as may be required.

Qualifications 

• Graduate Degree (Masters or PhD) in a health-related field.
• Graduate course work and thesis in aging/gerontology.
• Knowledge and training in the fundamentals of program planning, implementation, and evaluation in a variety of health settings, as well as, in critical examination of models and processes used to plan, implement, and evaluate health programs.
• Knowledge and training in the social, political, and economic forces associated with aging.
• Work &/or research experience in program planning and evaluation preferred. Experience and ability to manage and support students with online teaching technologies.
• Strong communication skills – verbal, written, online.
• Previous graduate level TA experience – particularly in reading and writing intensive courses - an asset.
• Experience with Brightspace system would be an asset.

Applications 

Please include a cover letter and a current resume. Members with seniority can provide seniority date within the application questionnaire.

For further information 

Tracey Schenck

Graduate Program Coordinator

mag@brocku.ca

Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval. 

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement: 

• Part-time Graduate Students and Non-Students shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e. not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time. 

The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - https://brocku.ca/human-resources/collective-agreements/

Additional Comments 

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website: 
http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/ 

Academic terms generally run from:

Fall – September to December

Winter – January to April

Spring – May to July

Summer – July to August

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