Earth & Life Sciences TA - Course Support & Grading

McGill University; Montreal; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

McGill University is recruiting a part-time teaching assistant for the Earth and life sciences course. You will attend lectures, hold office hours, assist with quiz development, and grade assignments and exams under instructor guidance.

Fluency in English and French is required to handle essays, with a strong background in biology or earth sciences. Proficiency with Zoom/WebEx and MyCourses is expected for online course management and communication.

Qualifications

• Attend lectures.
• Holds TA office hours for students and assists with course development.
• Grade and answer student Q/A for assignments.
• Grade exams in consultation with instructors.

Responsibilities

• Online course management, emails.
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings with teaching team.
• Fluency in English and French sufficient to grade essays.
• Background in biological science (ecology, evolution) and/or earth science (geology, physical geography).
• Demonstrated experience with a virtual learning platform (Zoom, WebEx).
• Familiarity with MyCourses.

Skills

Biology

Ecology

Earth science

Communication

Education

Biological/Earth science background

Tools

Zoom

WebEx

MyCourses

Job description

McGill University is recruiting a part-time teaching assistant for the Earth and life sciences course. You will attend lectures, hold office hours, assist with quiz development, and grade assignments and exams under instructor guidance.

Fluency in English and French is required to handle essays, with a strong background in biology or earth sciences. Proficiency with Zoom/WebEx and MyCourses is expected for online course management and communication.