Teaching Assistant - JUR109: Aboriginal and Indigenous Law - Winter 2024

About Toronto Metropolitan

Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada's leader in innovative, career-focused education and a university clearly on the move.

It is a distinctly urban university with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. TMU has a mission to serve societal need and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community.

Guided by a bold Academic Plan, an ambitious research agenda, and a Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood and reshape the downtown core of Toronto.

TMU is the most applied-to university in Ontario relative to available spaces, and its reputation with business and community leaders continues to rise.

TMU offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to 38,950 students, including 2,300 master's and PhD students, nearly 2,700 faculty and staff, and more than 140,000 alumni worldwide.

Research at TMU is on a trajectory of success and growth : externally funded research has doubled in the past four years.

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education. The university's focus on innovation and entrepreneurship is represented most distinctly by the Digital Media Zone, a place for students to collaborate and bring their digital ideas to the marketplace.

Responsibilities

or 00.0 Hours / Term Preparation for classes; preparation of written or audio-visual materials; revising and maintaining course related material.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Attending lectures.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Serving as tutor; leading discussions.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Supervising laboratories; demonstrating and explaining the use of equipment; helping students perform technical procedures;

assisting students in project work in specified laboratories; helping students perform and solve given course-related assignments; setting up experiments.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Coordinating / leading the work of others (e.g. other GAs / TAs).

or 00.0 Hours / Term Holding office hours

or 00.0 Hours / Term Consulting with students (including electronic consultation).

or 00.0 Hours / Term Assisting in the grading of tests, lab sets, essays and term papers. Proctoring tests, midterms and quizzes.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Monitoring the working condition of equipment in the assigned laboratory / learning environment.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Conferring with the Supervising Instructor; attending mandatory training provided by the Supervising Instructor.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Attending employer orientation workshops; attending mandatory employer training.

or 00.0 Hours / Term Performing invigilation duties for mid-term or final exams as required.

50.00 Estimated Total Hours of Work for JUR109.

Actual hours may vary at offer time dependent on qualifications and determined rate of pay. Employees can work up to a maximum of 130 hours per semester or 390 hours per academic.

Employees shall not be guaranteed work and when not on assignment they shall not receive any pay or payment in lieu of benefits.

Qualifications

Previous evaluation of performance as an Assistant at the University (if applicable).

Relevant Experience :

Salary & Compensation

Effective January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023

TA I and TA II - $36.39 per hour

Master - $47.06 per hour

PhD - $50.82 per hour