Job Description

PLSC 260 Teaching AssistantIn the appointment of Teaching Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:

• Preparation of laboratory materials for students including weed, plant disease and insect demonstration material, preparing and delivering pre-laboratory lectures, setting up experiments, and preparing these for the Canvas learning platform.
• Consultation with students using discussion boards, video meetings or email, and/or holding office hours
• Providing feedback to students and marking laboratory assignments and exams
• Invigilating exams

Your general location of work will be Teaching Lab AGRC 4C77 and you will report to the laboratory coordinator Amanda MullerRequired Number of Hours: 63 hours during the academic termDuration of Employment: 2025 Regular Winter session
Course Name, Abbreviation and Number: PLSC 260 - Principles of Plant Protection
Start and End Dates: January 1th to April 30thQualifications (Skills and Abilities)

• Minimum of a B.Sc. degree or equivalent in Biological Sciences and registration in a graduate program is required.

We are seeking three teaching assistants. For at least one position, preference will be given to students with a graduate program focused on plant pathology and/or students with a strong background in pathology. We are actively seeking out someone with this expertise to round out our teaching assistant team. Though of course, we welcome applications from students currently enrolled in a program focused on weeds, insects and/or plant pathogens and/or students that have a strong background in any of these topics.Experience in teaching and/or public speaking, plant, insect and/or pathogen identification and field sampling are considered valuable skills.To Apply:Interested applicants must include the following in their application: curriculum vitae, an email expressing their interest in the position, and availability on Tues, Wed, Thurs and Friday afternoons.Send your application materials to: amanda.muller@usask.ca.
Inquiries for this position can be directed to Amanda Muller (Lab Coordinator)Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in scope of PSAC.Department: Plant Sciences
Status: Term
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay:
Posted Date: 11/29/2024
Closing Date: 1/3/2025
Number of Openings: 1
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