Teaching Assistant POLI 1P96 Fall D2-1

Brock University•St. Catharines, ON

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Brock University is seeking a Teaching Assistant for POLI 1P96: Political Theory Through Film and Literature for the Fall D2-1 term. This position involves facilitating small group discussions, grading assignments and exams, providing constructive feedback to students, and maintaining student performance records. The nominal workload for this position is 60 hours. Duties 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, and other administrative tasks.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in or have completed a postgraduate degree in Political Science with emphasis on political theory.
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 that consider major topics in political philosophy such as justice, power, equality, property and human nature through analysis of films and literature and major texts in political theory.
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.