Job Description

Teaching Assistant, Plant Sciences, PLSC 335In the appointment of Teaching Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:
demonstrating (helping students identify plant disease symptoms), marking assignments (including oral presentations), midterms and final exams, consulting (providing information) to students, invigilating midterm and final exams, and conferring with the course instructor as required.Your general location of work will be your graduate student office (for marking), Room 146 Arts for lectures and 2E45 Agriculture Building for the single lab offered in the course. You will report to Dr. H.R. Kutcher.Required Number of Hours: 50 hours during the academic term
Duration of Employment: Fall term 2024 (September to December)
Course Name, Abbreviation and Number: PLSC 335 Field Crop Disease Management
Start and End Dates: September 1 - December 31Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)
Minimum of a B.Sc. degree or equivalent in Biological Sciences; teaching experience an asset but not critical.You must be registered in a graduate program.To Apply:
Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter and curriculum vitae indicating any previous teaching assistant experience.
Inquiries for this position can be directed to Randy Kutcher.Send your application materials to: no later than September 15, 2024.
Inquiries for this position can be directed to Randy Kutcher.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: 8/19/2024
Closing Date: 9/15/2024
Number of Openings: 1
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