Teaching Assistant POLI 1P97 Winter D3

Brock University•St. Catharines, ON

2d•CA$23 - CA$37•Onsite

About The Position

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy for the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group) for the course POLI 1P97: Politics and Sports. The course examines the place of sport in politics and society in a global context, covering topics such as political economy, globalization, nationalism, militarism, gender, colonialism, race and ethnicity, and transnational regulation. The nominal workload for this position is 60 hours. Duties include facilitating small group discussions, grading assignments and exams, providing constructive feedback to students, and maintaining accurate records of 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, consultation, marking, proctoring, attending lectures, holding office hours, and other administrative tasks.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in or have completed a postgraduate degree in Political Science with emphasis on International Relations or Comparative politics.
Must have the ability to understand and clearly articulate the basic theoretical concepts included in this course.
Must have strong essay writing skills.
Must have strong organizational skills, and be able to observe timelines requested by the Instructor.
Must have demonstrated teaching competence or evidence of competence 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
Scheduled contact time with students
Non-classroom time including preparation of seminar material, student consultation, marking or grading, examination proctoring, attending lectures, holding office hours, and other course administration as may be required.