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These Teaching Assistant positions are only available to McGill graduate students.
You must be a student registered at McGill in an MA or PhD degree program in the Winter 2026 term.
Hiring Unit: Department of Economics
Position Summary:
Responsibilities include hosting and facilitating discussions with small groups of students; grading of some assignments; attending lectures and reading course materials; communication with students regarding MyCourses, submission of assignments, etc.

Qualifications:
Positions only available to McGill graduate student with appropriate academic background. Previous study in the subject of the course.
Positions:
ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications - Prof Chemin - 3 positions of 180 hours
ECON 209-001 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications - Prof Attar Vilalta - 3 positions of 180 hours
ECON 209-002 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications - Prof Barczyk - 2 positions of 180 hours; 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 219 Current Economic Problems: Topics - Prof TBA - 3 positions of 180 hours
ECON 225 Economics of the Environment - Prof TBA - 3 positions of 180 hours
ECON 227D2-001 Economic Statistics - Prof Galbraith - 2 positions of 180 hours
ECON 227D2-002 Economic Statistics - Prof Galbraith - 2 positions of 180 hours
ECON 230D2-001 Microeconomic Theory - Prof Saltiel - 2 positions of 180 hour
ECON 230D2-002 Microeconomic Theory - Prof Saltiel - 2 positions of 180 hours; 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 250D2 Introduction to Economic Theory: Honours - Prof Xue - 1 position of 180 hours; 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 257D2 Economic Statistics - Honours - Prof Dufour - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 304 Financial Instruments & Institutions - Prof Zhang - 2 positions of 180 hours
ECON 305 Industrial Organization - Prof Benchekroun - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 306 Labour Markets and Wages - Prof Jones - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 310 Introduction to Behavioural Economics - Prof Xue - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 313 Economic Development 1 - Prof Ajzenman - 2 positions 180 hours; 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 319 Economic Crises - Prof Engle-Warnick - 1 position of 180 hours; 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 333 Macroeconomic Theory - Majors 2 - Prof Camara - 3 positions of 180 hours
ECON 338 Introductory Econometrics 2 - Prof Ajzenman - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 350 Gender and Economics - Prof Laszlo - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 354 Macroeconomics - honours 2 - Prof Castro - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 409 Public Sector Economics 2 - Prof Zhang - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 424 International Payments - Prof TBA - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 426 Labour Economics - Prof TBA - 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 663 Econometrics - Prof Chaudhuri - 1 position of 45 hours
Hourly Salary: $37.34
Position Start Date: 2 Jan 2026
Position End Date: 9 May 2026
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