Teaching Assistant POLI 3P67 Winter D3

Brock University•St. Catharines, ON

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy for a Teaching Assistant position in the CUPE4207-1 Employee Group for the course POLI 3P67: Public Policy and Social Change during the Winter D3 term. The nominal workload for this position is 60 hours. Duties include facilitating small group discussions based on assigned materials, grading of assignments and exams, providing thoughtful and constructive feedback to enrich students' academic experiences, and maintaining accurate records of individual student performance. The duties and responsibilities are in accordance with Article 22 of the CUPE Local 4207, Unit 1, Collective Agreement, and include scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time such as preparation of seminar material, student consultation, marking or grading, examination proctoring, attending lectures, holding office hours, and other course administration.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in or have completed a postgraduate degree in Political Science with emphasis on Canadian Public Policy and Administration
Must have successfully completed POLI 3P67 (or equivalent)
Must have the ability to clearly articulate the basic theoretical concepts
Must have strong essay writing skills
Must have good organizational skills and be able to observe timelines requested by the Instructor
Must have prior documented experience as a teaching assistant or in a similar leadership capacity

Responsibilities

Facilitating small group discussions based on assigned materials
Grading of assignments and exams
Providing thoughtful and constructive feedback with the aim of enriching students' academic experiences in the discipline
Maintaining accurate records of individual student performance
Preparation of seminar material
Student consultation
Examination proctoring
Attending lectures
Holding office hours
Other course administration as may be required