Life: Health and Well-Being

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment

Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: GTA, Unit 1

Academic Unit: Family Relations and Applied Nutrition

Semester(s) of Assignment(s): Winter 2027

This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: Some

Course Number: FRHD*1100*DE

Course Name: Life: Health and Well-Being

Course Format:

Course Description: This course integrates the theory, application and research of various aspects of health related topics across the lifespan, emphasizing relevance to the lives of young adults.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Grading of two assignments due in last 2 weeks of class.
• Grading in the final exam period.
• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Meetings
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Other Duties: Accurate and consistent grading of written work to be completed within 2 weeks, with constructive feedback as needed. Prompt and professional communication with instructor and students. Completion of Making Education Accessible, Accessible Service Provision and Environmental Health & Safety on-line courses (if not previously completed). Invigilation of final examination in this course. Availability throughout the entirety of the work assignment, including the undergraduate final exam period.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must include a cover letter which provides a detailed explanation of how they meet each required and preferred qualification in addition to their resume.
• Must be currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral degree program in Family Relations and Human Development or a closely related field.
• Substantive knowledge of course content demonstrated by undergraduate or graduate coursework, research area, or other professional development.
• Interpersonal and/or communication skills.
• Online communication/facilitation skills; must enjoy facilitation of learning in online setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Practical or applied experience related to course content.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Experience grading (including online grading).
• Providing timely and accurate evaluation of student assignments aligning with marking rubric/scheme.
• Assessing and providing constructive feedback on oral and/or written work.

Days Required and Wages:

Availability throughout the duration of the work assignment as noted below under Period of the Work Assignment. This includes being available for the entirety of the undergraduate final exam period.

Period of the Work Assignment: January 7, 2027 to May 7, 2027

Application Deadline: Friday, November 13, 2026

Contact:

Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
frandept@uoguelph.ca

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.

Teaching Assistant work assignments are unionized with CUPE 3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 1 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

The use of AI to perform job responsibilities must be directed by or approved beforehand in writing by the supervisor or course instructor.