Teaching Assistant - PHGY 351 - Research Techniques in Physiology - Winter 2027

McGill University; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 45,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

McGill University invites applications for four part-time Research Lab Assistants in the Department of Physiology to support PHGY 351, Research Techniques in Physiology. Tasks include preparing experiments, assisting with tissue culture, bacterial work, DNA sequencing analysis, flow cytometry data assembly, and helping students download FlowJo; you will monitor Zoom sessions and grade lab reports.

Qualifications: B.Sc.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Science required; enrolled graduate student at McGill.
• Experience in protein trafficking, cell culture and microscopy.
• Must communicate in English effectively.

Responsibilities

• Prepare experiments and demonstrate critical steps for lab experiments.
• Perform tissue culture, transformation, minipreps, restriction digestion and analysis.
• Assist with DNA sequencing analysis and mounting slides for confocal microscopy.
• Help to prepare the flow cytometry datasets needed for data analysis sessions.
• Advise students in advance on downloading FlowJo and troubleshoot issues.
• Attend lab sessions, monitor the Zoom chat, and troubleshoot problems.
• Grade lab reports.

Skills

Lab assistance

Cell culture

Microscopy

English communication

Education

B.Sc. in Science

Registered graduate student at McGill University

Tools

FlowJo

Job description

Hiring Unit: Department of Physiology

Course Title: Research Techniques in Physiology

Course Code: PHGY 351

Estimated Number of Positions: 4

Total Hours of Work per Term: 20

Position Summary

Help run the weekly quizzes and marking.

Lab related Work

• Prepare the experiments and demonstrate critical steps for the labor experiments listed below: Tissue culture cells growing and propagation site directed mutagenesis -PCR-
• Bacterial transformation, Minipreps Restriction digestion and analysis
• DNA sequencing analysis Transient transfection and mounting slides for confocal microscopy
• Help to prepare the flow cytometry datasets needed for the data analysis sessions. Share the flow cytometry datasets with the students, ensuring all students managed to download the data ahead of the class.
• Advise students in advance of the class how to download the free trial version of FlowJo software, troubleshooting any technical issues.
• Attend the lab sessions, monitor the chat section of the Zoom meeting to answer questions and troubleshoot problems.
• Grade lab reports.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Science
• Registered graduate student at McGill University
• Experience in protein trafficking, cell culture and microscopy
• Effective communication skills in English are essential.

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

Hourly Salary: $38.46

Position Start Date: 2027-01-05

Position End Date: 2027-04-30

Deadline to Apply: 2026-11-01

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

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