Teaching Assistant: Gamified Indigenous Studies Tutor

Department of Food Science, University of Manitoba; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Manitoba in Winnipeg is seeking a Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator for EDUB 3502 T42/A33 in the Faculty of Education. The role runs from Aug 31, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026, with a flexible 0–40 hours per week schedule and an expected total of 40 hours.

Undergraduate students receive $21.82/hour plus vacation pay; graduate students $24.29/hour plus vacation pay. Responsibilities include assisting in instruction, preparing materials, taking attendance, and supporting class activities.

Qualifications

• Completion of academic studies and experience which have resulted in an expertise specifically appropriate to assisting in the instruction of the course(s) assigned.
• An empathetic approach to the instructional needs and concerns of students.
• Effective skills in the English language.

Responsibilities

• Attends orientation, planning and coordinating meetings as may be scheduled for staff in the course.
• May be required to attend lectures and other sessions of instruction in the course.
• Consults with the employment supervisor responsible for the course(s) for direction on assigned responsibilities.
• Prepares instructional material such as handouts, assignments, problem sets, tests, exams and presents to students in a variety of settings such as tutorials, laboratories, or seminars.
• Marks student work including the work submitted by students in the tutorial, lab or seminar for which she/he is responsible and the assigned portion of the work submitted by students in the course generally, e.g. the midterm exam, final exam or major project, the marking of which may be shared among the staff in a course under the employment supervisor responsible.
• Consults with students by maintaining regularly scheduled and posted times for such consultation and provides a reasonable amount of informally scheduled consultation if necessary.
• Such other related duties as may be assigned, e.g. development or adaptation of audio visual material, preparation of experiments, participation in field trips, etc.
• - Occasional approved substitution for other members of the teaching or teaching support staff including the necessary related tasks.
• - May initiate or be required to initiate information to students identifying assignment problems or misinterpretations.

Skills

Instruction support

English proficiency

Organizational skills

Education

Graduate student

Job description

University of Manitoba in Winnipeg is seeking a Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator for EDUB 3502 T42/A33 in the Faculty of Education. The role runs from Aug 31, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026, with a flexible 0–40 hours per week schedule and an expected total of 40 hours.

Undergraduate students receive $21.82/hour plus vacation pay; graduate students $24.29/hour plus vacation pay. Responsibilities include assisting in instruction, preparing materials, taking attendance, and supporting class activities.