Job Description

Teaching Assistant - Department of Music

In the appointment of Teaching Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:

The UofS College of Arts and Science will be supporting a TA position within the Department of Music to assist the Online Instructional Team with grading during both the Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 sessions. These positions pertain to the MUS 101 Fundamentals of Music and MUS 111 History of Popular Music courses. This TA position will require the equivalent of 87 hours per term. The majority of time will be concentrated around assignment and final exam grading periods, and it is the applicant\'s responsibility to be available for grading during those periods.

Your general location of work will be the remote and you will report to Allison Fairbairn.

Required Number of Hours: 173 hours during the academic year or 87 hours per term
Duration of Employment: 2023/2024 Fall/Winter session
Course Name, Abbreviation and Number: MUS 101, Fundamentals of Music, and MUS 111, History of Popular Music
Start and End Dates: September 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024

Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)
This position is best suited for applicants with a significant music background. Prior classes in the Humanities and/or Social Sciences, as well as some knowledge of gender theory, critical race theory, and familiarity with some online learning management systems (e.g., Canvas) are to be considered assets.

To Apply:

Interested applicants should send the following items and information to Department Head Dean McNeill ( ) by 11:00 AM on August 27, 2023:

• CV reflecting your work & teaching experience (private teaching, classroom teaching);
• One or two paragraphs describing your skills and knowledge relating to the position;
• If you have some experience with online teaching, please let us know;
• Feel free to add any information that would be useful for the selection committee to review.

Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in scope of PSAC.

Department: Music
Status: Term
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 0.125
Salary: Current rates of pay ($22.12/hr)
Salary Phase/Band: Not Applicable
Posted Date: 8/21/2023
Closing Date: 8/28/2023 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus

The successful applicant will be required to provide the following current verification(s) where \'Yes\' is indicated below. Further information is available at:

Criminal Record Check: Not Applicable
Driver\'s License and Abstract Check: Not Applicable
Education/Credential Verification: Not Applicable
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