Graduate Teaching Assistant - Physical Activity & Aging

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

Job summary

McGill University invites applications for a graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department Kinesiology and Physical Education to support the course EDKP 446, Physical Activity and Aging. The TA will assist the Course Supervisor in a classroom environment and handle student inquiries.

The appointment is unionized, contractual, for 45 hours in the term, with duties including email responses and content posting on MyCourses under the supervision of Jenna Gibbs, Associate Professor.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate student (master’s or PhD) enrolled at McGill University.
• Strong knowledge of exercise physiology/biochemistry/metabolism.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Knowledge of grading process.
• Familiarity with course content. English, spoken and written.
• French, spoken and written, is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Be available to answer student emails relating to questions about the course material or content.
• Assist instructor with posting content to MyCourses.
• Be available to assist the instructor on other course related issues should they arise.

Skills

Graduate student

Exercise physiology

Attention to detail

Grading knowledge

Course content familiarity

English proficiency

Tools

MyCourses

Job description

McGill University invites applications for a graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department Kinesiology and Physical Education to support the course EDKP 446, Physical Activity and Aging. The TA will assist the Course Supervisor in a classroom environment and handle student inquiries.

The appointment is unionized, contractual, for 45 hours in the term, with duties including email responses and content posting on MyCourses under the supervision of Jenna Gibbs, Associate Professor.