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TA/TM/Sessional Opportunities in ENSC
Engineering Science (ENSC) welcomes qualified graduate and undergraduate students to apply for Teaching Assistant (TA) and Sessional Instructor (SI) positions for ENSC and TEKX courses. Students must apply/reapply and be selected for TA/SI positions each term. All positions are subject to budgetary approval and sufficient enrollment.
SFU is an equity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the university.
1st round of Spring 2025 TA Application has closed on Nov 12. Offers will be sent at the end of November. Only the shortlisted will be contacted. A new TA position has been posted on Nov 18. Please refer to the information below to apply.
Spring 2025 TA Application
New Posting Opening Date: Monday, November 18, 2024 @ 9am
New Posting Closing Date: Monday, November 25, 2024 @ 9am
The folloing new TA position is posted.
| Course | Est BUs per Appt | Est # of Appt |
| ENSC 461/812 - Synthetic Aperture Radar Applications | 2.17 | 1 |
The following apply to all postings unless stated.
- Location: Burnaby
- Duration: Monday, December 30, 2024 - Friday, April 25, 2025
All the postings below are TA positions. Number of appointment per course depends on number of enrollment. Pay based on the 2022-2024 TSSU Wage Schedules (sfu.ca).
Please note, all courses are scheduled for in person delivery and TAs are expected to be available for in person student contact for the duration of the term. By accepting a TA appointment, you are confirming your commitment to be available for the entire duration of the appointment, including any subsequent assignments or requirements that may be assigned to you such as:
- orientation, planning, and coordinating meetings
- lectures, if required
- assigned labs or tutorials
- assignment, mid-term, and final exam marking
- mid-term and final exam invigilation
- office hours
For the latest updates on course and lab schedules, instructors, and more, visit: go.sfu.ca.
For reposted postings, old applications will NOT be carried over. You must apply again to be considered for the 2nd round of application.
Course List (Click to expand)
Application Portals
TSSU Agreement Excerpts
The priority for appointment/re-appointment as a Teaching Assistant in the School of Engineering Science is in accordance with Section B.1, F.1 - F.9 and H.1 - H.2 of Article XIII of the Collective Agreement with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU), specially the following sections:
Article XIII. Teaching Assistants
B. Qualifications
B.1. Many departments include a wide range of specializations and, in order to be appointed, a person must have sufficient knowledge in the discipline of the course to interpret the course material.
F. Appointment Priority
F.1 Teaching Assistants may be appointed to fill teaching support positions only when faculty members are unavailable. Faculty members and full time employees of the University are not Teaching Assistants. However, no appointment of a Sessional Lecturer I may be made if there is a qualified graduate student within the first priority group (specified in F.3.) available for appointment as a GTA (graduate teaching assistant).
F.3 a. In hiring Teaching Assistants, departments shall give priority to the applicants in the following order:
(i) Graduate students registered in the department
(ii) Graduate students registered in other departments
(iii) Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTA) or External Teaching Assistants (ETA)
b. Prior to appointing a Teaching Assistant from applicants in (ii) or (iii), the department must have provided at least a five (5) base unit appointment to those applicants in (i). Subsequently, the same will be applied to those applicants in (ii) prior to appointing a Teaching Assistant from applicants in (iii). If any graduate students request less than five (5) base units, then fulfilling that request will be sufficient to comply with this requirement.
F.4 a) If a graduate student indicates in writing a desire to TA in their department, s/he will be deemed to have applied for all available TA positions in the relevant semester. Such graduate students will not be required to apply for specific appointments, but may indicate their preferences for particular courses.
b) Graduate students from outside the department must apply in writing and indicate the courses to which they are applying; they may indicate any preferences for particular courses.
F.5 If Teaching Assistant positions become available after the initially posted positions in the department have been assigned, the department will notify all graduate students
registered in the department, via email. In addition, the position will be posted on the central posting system in accordance with the last paragraph of Article XVI.
Qualified graduate students who have been allocated less than five (5) base units in a given semester who apply specifically for these new positions, will have priority for additional base units up to five (5). These positions shall be assigned in accordance with Article XIII F.
F.8 Failure to give timely acceptance of an offer of appointment may result in loss of priority for that semester.
F.9 The appointing department shall make all reasonable efforts to apply candidates’ stated preferences, when appointments and assignments are made.
H. Re-employment as a Teaching Assistant
H.1 To be considered for re-employment, a graduate or undergraduate Teaching Assistant must maintain satisfactory performance as a Teaching Assistant.
H.2 The re-employment of Teaching Assistants will also depend on the needs and budget resources of the university
Sessional Instructor Opportunities
The School of Engineering Science requires sessional instructors the following course(s) in the upcoming Spring 2025 term:
Application deadline: Extended to Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Pay based on the 2024 TSSU Wage Schedules (sfu.ca)
Policies
Equity
The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment. (See Policy GP 19.)
Privacy
The information submitted with your application is collected under the authority of the University Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c.468, s. 27(4)(a)), applicable federal and provincial employment regulations and requirements, the University's non-academic employment policies and applicable collective agreements.
The information is related directly to and needed by the University to initiate the employment application process. The information will be used to contact references supplied by you, evaluate your qualifications and complete the employment process by making a hiring decision. Applicant information may also be disclosed to the Teaching Support Staff Union in accordance with Article XIII F.3.1.b of the Collective Agreement.
If you have any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of this information please contact the Associate VP, Human Resources, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.