Course Coordinator WGST 1F90 Fall/Winter D1

Brock University • St. Catharines, ON

9d • CA$23 - CA$37 • Onsite

About The Position

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy for a Course Coordinator for WGST 1F90 Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies for the Fall/Winter D1 term. The nominal workload for this position is 72 hours. Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement. The Course Coordinator, under the direction of the course instructor(s), will be responsible for various administrative and student support tasks related to the course.

Requirements

• A completed Honours B.A. and substantial, demonstrable training in women’s and/or gender studies are required.
• A minimum overall GPA of 78% (B+) is required.
• Must be extremely dependable and possess strong time-management skills
• Strong organizational skills required
• Demonstrable history of and efficiency with the computer program Excel
• Demonstrable efficiency in and history of working with Turnitin.com
• Demonstrable history of, and ability to work efficiently with, e-mailing students en mass
• Familiarity with online learning management system

Nice To Haves

• Applicants in the final year of completing an Honours B.A. and demonstrable, substantial training in women’s and/or gender studies will be considered if there are insufficient numbers of applicants with a completed Honours B.A. and required qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Screening and directing students’ e-mail
• Facilitating students’ switching among seminars in the first weeks of classes
• Assisting with the collection and submission of grades for the progress exam
• Developing marking sheets for grade compilations
• Assisting with the collection and submission of final grades
• Acting as a liaison between instructors and seminar leaders (to coordinate meetings, etc.)
• Proctoring exams
• Helping to set up WISE 1F90’s use of Turnitin.com and monitoring student compliance
• Dealing with student’s requests and checking documentation for extensions
• Attending weekly meetings with the instructor(s) and Teaching Assistants
• Setting up and maintaining Sakai for the course
• Briefing any instructor who misses a weekly meeting
• Being available for blocks of time based on job demands and peak periods and consistently otherwise
• Facilitating the coverage of seminars when a Teaching Assistant is ill
• Performing other course-related duties as they arise

Benefits

• Compensation based on qualifications: undergraduate rate ($23.30/hour) or graduate rate ($36.67/hour)
• Flexible work arrangements where possible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level