Strategies for Career Success

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment

Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: Academic Unit:

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

Course Number: Course Name: Course Format:

Course Description: See Course Calendar

Level of Appointment for GTA, GSA-1 UTA(s): The following is an estimate of number and levels of available appointments at the time of posting. This may change (increase or decrease) at the time of assignment contingent on departmental needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Meetings
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a registered Winter 2027 University of Guelph Undergraduate student;
• Must be available required days and able to meet all deadlines with accuracy, i.e., grading, invigilating, etc.;
• Prior experience as a TA or grader, including providing feedback;
• Clear evidence of career development expertise and experience.
• Experience providing a supportive learning environment in a distance education setting.
• Successful completion of MGMT*3100 or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience as a TA for MGMT*3100.

Days Required and Wages:

Days and Times Required: Supervisor/TA Assignment of Work Agreement meeting (as scheduled by instructor). Lectures: Distance Education; Final Exam Period April 15-30 and Final Grade Submission Period to May 7. Please see Schedule of Dates in the Undergraduate Calendar.

Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): January 7, 2027 to May 7, 2027

Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): UTA $31.26/hr effective 2025/26

Application Deadline: Sunday, November 15, 2026

Posting Email Contact: domposts@uoguelph.ca; All applications and CVs must be submitted online via the University of Guelph Academic Staff Work Assignment posting website prior to the deadline.

Applicants must clearly and explicitly demonstrate in their application how they meet each of the qualifications and requirements listed in this posting. Applications should be organized so that each required qualification is addressed separately. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide specific evidence, examples, and relevant experience demonstrating how they satisfy each criterion.

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.

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.

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