JOB POSTING - Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4207


Psychology
[ back ] [ print ]
 
Position Title: TEACHING ASSISTANT
 
Course: PSYC 3P72
 
Course Details: Drugs and Behaviour
Start 2012-09-01 End 2012-12-31
 
Compensation:
Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds.

Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $1,133.00 per 60-hour appointment or $18.88 per hour.

Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $1,784.00 per 60-hour appointment or $29.73 per hour.

In cases where additional duties are required as part of a Teaching Assistant?s duties, these hours shall be compensated at the appropriate Teaching Assistant rate.
 
Duties:
The nominal workload for this position is 60 hours per half credit course appointment. Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement.
 
Qualifications:
Must either (a) have completed or be enrolled in PSYC 5Y51/52/61/62/71/72 or PSYC 7Y51/52/53/61/62/63/71/72/73 or (b) have completed PSYC 3P72, or PSYC/NEUR 3P67 or their equivalents* with a grade of at least 80, or had experience as a teaching assistant in these or related courses. Must have excellent communication skills (both written and oral). Must be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of, and be able to clearly explain, all course topics. Must be able to mark tests/exams/assignments in a timely manner. *It is the applicant?s responsibility to identify the courses for consideration of equivalency. For courses taken at Brock, identify the course (i.e., XXXX 1F90). For courses taken elsewhere, provide a transcript (a copy of your course and grade summary from your student self-serve at that institution is sufficient); highlight the course and provide the course description. Failure to provide the required documentation to support the request for consideration of equivalency will result in an incomplete application.
 
Applications:
Applications will be accepted until 2012-07-15 Applications should include a cover letter, a current resume, a CUPE 4207 application form and your seniority date.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
BROCK UNIVERSITY
500 GLENRIDGE AVENUE
ST. CATHARINES, ON L2S 3A1
or
DEPOSIT IN THE ASSIGNMENT BOX IN THE PSYC DEPARTMENT

For further information:
Joanne Boekestyn
Joanne.Boekestyn@brocku.ca
Please Note:
If applicable, applicants are responsible for submitting their seniority date with their application. Applicants that don't include a seniority date will be assumed not to have one.

Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval.

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement:

- Graduate Students enrolled at Brock University shall not accept an appointment in excess of an average of ten (10) hours per week over an academic term, in which she is enrolled as a full time student, without the prior permission of the Dean of Graduate Studies;
- Undergraduate Students enrolled at Brock University shall not accept more than nine (9) Teaching Assistant appointments, or the equivalent of nine (9) Teaching Assistant appointments in any classification, per term minus the number of courses in which that student is currently enrolled;
- Part-time Graduate Students and Non-Students shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e. not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time.

Permission to exceed the above mentioned workload limits should be obtained prior to application.

A Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. A hardcopy of the Agreement can be obtained from Human Resources or accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - www.brocku.ca/hr-ehs
 
Additional Comments:
 
For office use only: 2012-06-04 - #4310 - Approved
 
Apply Online

Enter your information in the boxes below.

First Name
Last Name
Email
Phone

Upload supporting documents from your computer using the three boxes below

Resumé & Cover Letter
CUPE 4207 Application Download Application Form
Other
Valid file formats: doc, docx, pdf, txt, wp, wp4, wp5, wp6, wp7
Uploaded files cannot exceed 25 MB each

Employee Number

How did you hear about this job?
 Please Specify

The CAPTCHA could not be verified. Please try again.
Enter both the words you see below, separated by a space (not case-sensitive) Can't read the words? Click here to get another CAPTCHA Loading... Please Wait...

[back]