Lab Demonstrator ERSC 3P90 Winter D3

Brock University; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, invites applications for a CUPE4207-1 Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator role. The nominal workload is 10 hours per week, with 6 hours demonstrating and 4 hours marking and lab prep.

Rate depends on degree: undergraduate rate $22.07/hour, graduate rate $34.73/hour. Under Senior Lab Instructor supervision, you will present lab introductions, demonstrate techniques, assist students, maintain safety, and prepare/mark materials.

Qualifications

• MSc in Earth Sciences or current enrollment in graduate program required.
• Course ERSC 3P90 or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Lead lab sessions, introduce lab concepts, demonstrate techniques to students.
• Assist students during labs and maintain safe lab conditions.
• Prepare and cleanup lab spaces and equipment.
• Mark lab reports and attend meetings as needed.
• Comply with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement.

Skills

Lab supervision

Student instruction

Safety compliance

Education

MSc in Earth Sciences

Job description

Job Details

Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Agreement.

We are one of Canada's outstanding comprehensive universities, where excellence and innovation thrive! Brock has been proudly recognized as a Hamilton-Niagara Top Employer for eight consecutive years. Brock continues to earn recognition as one of Canada's Best Employers and one of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity in 2026. For the second consecutive year, Forbes, in partnership with Statista, also named Brock one of Canada's Top Employers for Company Culture. At Brock, you will find a welcoming, inclusive community and an exciting range of meaningful career opportunities.

Ignite new possibilities for your career. Break through at Brock.

Post End Date: November 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group) Compensation Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds.

Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $22.07 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $34.73 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

In cases where additional duties are required as part of a Teaching Assistant's duties, these hours shall be compensated at the appropriate Teaching Assistant rate.

Duties

The nominal workload for this position is 10 hours per week (6 hours demonstrating, 4 hours of marking and lab preparation). Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement. Under the direction of the Senior Lab Instructor, the incumbent is required to be familiar with laboratory procedures and present an introduction to the lab, demonstrate laboratory techniques, teach and assist students during the lab, maintain safe lab conditions, be responsible for lab preparation and cleanup, mark lab reports, and attend meetings as needed.

Qualifications

As a minimum, the incumbent must have an MSc or be currently enrolled in a graduate program in Earth Sciences, have completed ERSC 3P90 or an equivalent course.

Contact Information

For further information Abby MacCormack [e-mail]

Statements

We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy . As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed.

Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups .

Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval.

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement: Members shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e., not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time.

A Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. A hardcopy of the Agreement can be obtained from Human Resources or accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - brocku.ca/human-resources

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website: http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/

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