Limited Terms
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Sessional Instructors
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Teaching Assistants
The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies requires the following Teaching Assistant Positions:
Course |
Location |
Positions |
Approximate Base Units* |
GSWS 100 |
Online |
Four teaching assistants (marking and other assigned duties) |
5.0 |
GSWS 101 |
Online |
Three teaching assistants (marking only) |
6.0 |
GSWS 102 |
Surrey |
Two teaching assistants |
3.17 |
GSWS 316 |
Burnaby |
One teaching assistant (marking only) |
5.0 |
- Wages are paid on a salaried basis and defined in terms of Base Units (BUs) which include 4% vacation pay.
- One BU corresponds to a maximum of 42 hours of work (less 1.1 hours for statutory holiday compensation).
- The dollar value per BU varies depending on your status as a student; all values are effective May 1, 2023:
- Salary per BU $1,219, Scholarship per BU $181 (GTA 1), $411 (GTA 2).
- Projected compensation: 6 BU for GTA 1 $8400, for GTA 2 $9,780
Deadline for application: to gswssec@sfu.ca is
Monday, July 8, 2024; 4:00 pm
TA Offer Period: July 22 to August 5, 2024.
Resources for Sessionals/TAs/TMs
- Human Resources: TSSU Member Benefit Plan
- Graduate Student Society: Graduate Student Benefit Plan
- Medical Insurance information for Graduate Student TAs (explains how the benefit plans can work with each other)
- Teaching Resources: Centre for Educational Excellence (CEE)
- Graduate Studies: Professional Development Opportunities
- Data Security Standard: Guidelines to help the University Community surrounding the appropriate handling and storage of different types of data.
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.
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