Teaching Assistant ECON 2P23 Winter D3

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Post End Date:

October 16, 2024

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

Title of Course

MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

Compensation 

• 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. Associated with the position of Teaching Assistant is a nominal workload of 60 hours per half-credit course. This nominal workload is normally made up of scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time. The non-classroom work may include 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 

• Applicants must have achieved a minimum of 80% in the course
• Applicants must be at least a fourth-year student currently enrolled in an honours program offered by the Department of Economics and in good academic standing or have already completed an equivalent degree. 
• The successful applicant must have effective communication skills including the ability to explain subject material to students, be punctual in attending classes and regular in-person meetings on campus during normal working hours and be able to meet appropriate deadlines. 

Applications 

Please include a cover letter and a current resume. Members with seniority need to indicate their seniority date within the application questionnaire. Furthermore, applicants are asked to review the current timetable for the position they are applying for and clearly indicate in their cover letter which scheduled times they are NOT available for. Failing to do so will render their application incomplete.

For further information 

Kelly Guembel
Administrative Coordinator, Economics
economics@brocku.ca
 

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

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement: 

• a. Members 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.
• b. It is the responsibility of the member to accept only as many appointments (i.e. hours of work) as will allow their to successfully complete the duties assigned for each appointment. It is understood that members who accept multiple appointments will be held to the same standards and expectations as other members of the Bargaining Unit and other members working in the same course and/or department.

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/ 

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