Teaching Assistant ASTR 1P02 Winter D3

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Post End Date:

November 22, 2024

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

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 nominal workload for this position is approximately 30 hours per semester. Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement. 

  

Qualifications  

A completed Honours degree in Physics, Astronomy, or a related discipline. 
Previous teaching experience is an asset.  
Having had successfully taken the course, or an equivalent, is also an asset.  

Applications  

Applications should include a cover letter, a current resume and your seniority date.  

  

For further information  

Please contact: 

Ivana Komljenovic Metcalf 
Physics 

ikmetcalf@brocku.ca  

Please Note  

If applicable, applicants are responsible for submitting their seniority date with their application. Applicants that don't include a seniority date will be assumed not to have one. 
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 - <