TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP POSITION POSTING McGILL UNIVERSITY ≥McGill University is Committed to Equity in Employment≤
Date of Posting: April 30, 2012	Hiring Unit & Address: Biology Department Stewart Biology Bldg., Room W4/1
Application Deadline Date: May 30, 2012
Course Title: Principles: Organismal Biology Course Number: BIOL 111 (Fall)
Instructor: Profs. Rudiger Krahe/Andrew Hendry/Raj Dhindsa
Hours of Work: (per term) 90	Number of TA positions available (estimate): 36
Date of Appointment Starting: September 2, 2012 Ending: December 29, 2012	Salary Hourly rate: $25.74 Per Term: $2316.60
Required Duties: - Hiring conditional on availability for attending the first 1-hour åGeneral Biol 111 TA Meeting≤ on Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (first week of the semester). - Hiring conditional on availability for attending all weekly 1-hr ≥TA Pre-Lab Briefings with Practice≤ in W4/4A-1, one hour before teaching the lab. - Accountable for a professional, safe and confidential use and accurate entry of all weekly student lab marks in the Grade Book in myCourses. - Has adequate knowledge of all topics in lab curriculum and practices animal dissections before teaching. - Instructs and supervises students in the laboratory 3 hrs weekly, including in-lab student presentations. - Answers to student questions (including emails) pertaining to the lab material. - Corrects student weekly deliverables, including student in-lab presentations. - Enters studentsπ detailed weekly lab marks electronically directly in myCoursesπ Grade Book, on a weekly basis for students to check accuracy. - Completes student attendance records and ensures the correctness of absence status (justified or not) in myCoursesπ Grade Book and adjust weekly marks accordingly directly in the Grade Book. - Must finalize all existing lab marks directly with students during the last lab session and finalize all lab marks in myCoursesπ Grade Book by the deadline set by the lab coordinator, normally 7 days after last lab. - Holds midterm and final lab exam review sessions (2 x 1 hr). - Responsible for the thorough clean-up of own lab room after the lab period. - Responsible for enforcing health and safety regulations in laboratory. - Must report all accidents/incidents during lab session to lab coordinator and fills the provided forms in the first aid kit and ensure by email to student, that a follow-up with the McGill Heath Services is carried out. - Personally accountable for the safekeeping of laboratory, computer and audiovisual equipment of lab room. Must leave the lab room last and lock the door(s). - Invigilates the midterm lecture exam in the evening. - Any other related duties, as assigned.
Qualifications Required: - Preference given to candidates available to teach 2 lab sections (180 hrs). - Undergraduate diploma in biology with orientation to plant and animal science - Must have good organization and communication skills - Must have completed WHMIS training within the past 3 years - Must have completed Biology Department Safety Training
Language requirements (if relevant): Reasonable fluency in English
Name and Title of Course Supervisor: Profs. Rudiger Krahe and Andrew Hendry

NOTE: All applicants must apply in writing, using the application form provided, to the appropriate Hiring Unit within ten (10) working days from the close of the posting.

NOTE: Announcements are considered tentative, pending final determination of course offerings and enrolments.