Teaching Assistant, Department of Plant Sciences (AGRC 111)

In the appointment of Teaching Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:

Preparing, delivering and/or attending lectures; demonstrating, marking, student consulting, invigilating, supervising field trips and conferring with the supervisor in charge as required by the assignment. Your general location of work will be 2E45 agriculture building and you will report to Ellen Misfeldt.

Course Name, Abbreviation and Number: AGRC 111.3: Introduction to Plant and Soil Sciences

Required Number of Hours: 31 hours during the academic term Duration of Employment: 2026 Fall Term

Start and End Dates: October 18 to December 31 Qualifications (Skills and Abilities

Strong background in basic botany and botanical terminology

Background in agricultural field crops Minimum of a B.Sc. degree or equivalent. You must be registered in a graduate program.

To Apply: Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter, curriculum vitae, other documents you require (references, publications, etc.).

Send your application materials to: [email protected] no later than August 21.

Inquiries for this position can be directed to Ellen Misfeldt. Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in scope of PSAC.

Department: Plant Sciences

Status: Term

Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC

Rate of Pay: Current rates of pay

Posted Date:



8/7/2026

Closing Date: 8/21/2026

Number of Openings: 3

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📌 Teaching Assistant, Department of Plant Sciences (AGRC 111) (Saskatoon)
🏢 University of Saskatchewan
📍 Saskatoon