Graduate Student Assistant

McGill University • Montreal, QC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Teaching and Academic Programs (TAP) is seeking candidates for a graduate student assistant position related to teaching and learning in higher education to assist with instructor support programming (e.g., workshops, learning exchanges, resource development) and work on a variety of projects in support of related initiatives at McGill. This position is open to master’s and Doctoral students who are interested in developing their knowledge of and skills in teaching and learning in higher education. The successful applicant will contribute to a range of activities planned and implemented by a team of educational developers and other professional staff at TAP. This position is for approximately 10 hours per week.

Requirements

• Excellent information literacy skills (i.e., ability to define research terms; search online databases, journals, websites; prepare annotated bibliographies; and critically evaluate resources)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (in English)
• Collaboration/teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a PC environment using word processing and spreadsheet applications
• Must be authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec
• Master's or Doctoral student

Nice To Haves

• TA experience
• Experience using the Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Forms, Lists)
• Experience writing blog posts and other texts
• Experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative data
• Knowledge of the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual (7th ed.)
• Reading comprehension in French

Responsibilities

• developing, implementing, updating, and/or providing feedback on program and support materials (e.g., resource documents);
• doing literature reviews and environmental scans;
• communicating with various stakeholders (e.g., facilitators, participants);
• summarizing information used for planning and evaluation;
• developing and implementing data gathering instruments (e.g., interviews, surveys) and assisting with analysis;
• developing and implementing teaching support activities (e.g., workshops; learning exchanges);
• preparing project documents and reports.

What This Job Offers

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