Water Resources TA & Seminar Leader – CIVL 4360

UM Careers; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Manitoba's CIVL department seeks a Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Seminar Leader for CIVL 4360 A01 this Winter Term. The role includes supporting lectures and labs, preparing instructional materials, and helping students under the supervision of the course team.

Applicants should have completed studies and possess strong English, with familiarity to CIVL 4360 or similar coursework. International students must hold a valid study permit and be enrolled full-time.

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

Empathetic approach

English communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Academic studies related to course instruction

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

PDF documents

Job description

The University of Manitoba's CIVL department seeks a Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Seminar Leader for CIVL 4360 A01 this Winter Term. The role includes supporting lectures and labs, preparing instructional materials, and helping students under the supervision of the course team.

Applicants should have completed studies and possess strong English, with familiarity to CIVL 4360 or similar coursework. International students must hold a valid study permit and be enrolled full-time.