Cognitive Science Postings

These postings are updated by SFU's departments. Applicants should make sure that they can meet the departments' requirements and application deadlines. Please apply directly to the department where the job posting is located. Please check your department's job posting website as well.

Useful Links - for additional information:   

Priority System for TA/TM Appointments
Department of Psychology & Cognitive Science Program
September 26, 2016

Priority of qualified applicants to TA and TM positions in the Department of Psychology & the Cognitive Science Program is in accordance with Article XIII and Article XV of the Collective Agreement.  In hiring Teaching Assistants (or TM), priority shall be given to applicants in the following order:

 

In hiring teaching assistants, priority for appointment will be given to applicants in the following order:

a.  Graduate students registered in the department .

b. Qualified Graduate students registered in other departments.

c.  Currently registered Honors students.

d.  External and/or Undergraduate applicants.

 

Note:  Graduate students new to SFU, admitted to either the PSYCH MA or Ph.D. program will have priority for Introductory Psychology TA assignments.

                                                                                                               

Detailed Priority System:

a.  Applicant & Instructor Preference

b.  Expertise in the subject matter/area

c.  Dollar value of financial support offered at the time of admission

d. Number of base units already received to ensure sufficient teaching-related experience in her/his field of study.

e.  Past TA ratings from employment evaluations

f.  Previous teaching experience

g.  Funding for RAships , practica & internships

 

If an assignment within a priority group requires a selection between applicants, the graduate student without financial support from merit based scholarships or fellowships with a value equal to at least 5.17 base units, will have priority for the appointment.

 

Cognitive Science Programme website www.sfu.ca/cognitive-science

Resources for TAs/TMs/Sessionals

The following links will help you get your medical coverage and other benefits, as well as help you learn how to become a better teacher.

 

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.