TEACHING ASSISTANT JOB POSTINGS
TEACHING ASSISTANT JOB POSTINGS – Summer 2025 SEMESTER
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, March 17, 2025
The School for the Contemporary Arts is now accepting applications for Summer 2025 Teaching Assistant and positions. (Appointment duration for intersession:
May 7, 2025 to July 4, 2025; for summer regular term: May 5, 2025 to August 29, 2025)
Please apply online at: https://internal.fcat.sfu.ca/appointments/
The qualifications necessary to conduct the work and upon which the posting will be awarded are as per the TSSU Collective Agreement and a background and experience in the course area. (Check the course calendar for further information for each course: http://www.sfu.ca/students/calendar/courses/ca.html).
Detailed qualifications for each course are available on the online application system listed above.
Salary ranges: https://www.sfu.ca/human-resources/tssu.html
| COURSE | DURATION | TITLE | TYPE | BU | OPENINGS | CAMPUS |
| 135* | Intersession | Introduction to Cinema | TA | 4.67 | 4 | Burnaby |
| 140 | Regular | Creative Music & Sound Practice | TA | 4.5 | 1 | Online |
| 142 | Regular | Music Appreciation in the 21st Century | TA | 4.5 | 3 | Online |
| 149** | Regular | Sound | TA | 4.5 | 6 | Online |
| 386*** | Regular | Film Music: An Overview of the Relationship between Music and Moving Pictures | TA | 4 | 6 | Online |
*One of the offers in this course is conditional based on enrollment number.
**Three of the offers in this course is conditional based on enrollment number.
*** Three of the offers in this course is conditional based on enrollment number
Hiring 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.
Resources for TAs/TMs/Sessionals
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 and Learning Centre / TLC workshops
Centre for Educational Excellence workshops
Graduate Studies: Professional Development Opportunities
Introduction to Teaching for TAs & TMs Canvas
International Teaching Assistants (ITA) Teaching Guide
Protection of SFU Data on Mobile Devices: What you must do if you plan to store your student's information on a mobile device.
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