Job Description

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, Department of Animal and Poultry ScienceThe Department of Animal & Poultry Science invites applications for a Teaching Assistant for the following course during the 2024-2025 Regular session:Course Name, Course Abbreviation & Number: The Department of Animal & Poultry Science has multiple positions available for teaching assistants. Appointments will vary in nature up to 75 hours per term. Please indicate which courses you are applying for. You may apply for more than one course.ANSC 212 - Livestock and Poultry ProductionANSC 313 - Animal Breeding and GeneticsANSC 315 - Animal and Poultry NutritionANSC 316 - Feed TechnologyANSC 410 - Cow Calf ManagementANSC 430 - Intensive Management of Beef CattleANSC 440 - Poultry ProductionANSC 460 - Dairy ManagementANSC 485 - Swine Production and ManagementANBI 110 - Introductory Animal BioscienceANBI 360 - Canine and Feline ScienceANBI 375 - Animals and the EnvironmentANBI 411 - Behaviour of Domestic AnimalsANBI 420 - Comparative Animal EndocrinologyANBI 470 - Applied Animal BiotechnologyANSC 801 - Animal ExperimentationAGRIC 112 - Animal Agriculture and Food ScienceStart Date & End Date: September 2024 or January 2025Duration of Employment: 2024-2025 Regular sessionDuties
In the appointment of a Teaching Assistant position, your general duties and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Preparation, delivering, and/or attending lectures; demonstrating, marking, student consultation, invigilating, holding office hours, setting up experiments, and conferring with the supervisor in charge as required by the assignment.
• You will report to the faculty supervisor of the class you are assigned.
• The successful candidates are required to report their hours of work through the pay and time reporting service on PAWS unless the signed contract has specified the number of hours.

Skills and Abilities
Minimum of a BSc degree or equivalent in Agriculture or related field.You must be a current graduate student in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science at the University of Saskatchewan and a member of the Graduate Students\' Association.To apply:

• Apply to Colin Peterson no later than August 9, 2024.

. * Inquiries for this position can be directed to Colin Peterson.

• Indicate which courses you are applying for. You may apply for more than one course.

Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in-scope of PSAC.Department: Animal & Poultry Science
Status: Casual
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay:
Posted Date: 7/5/2024
Closing Date: 8/8/2024
Number of Openings: Multiple
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