for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

TA399267- Winter 2027-Office of Teaching and Learning Educational Development
Teaching Assistant Work Assignment

Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit:

GSA-1, Unit 1

Academic Unit:

Office of Teaching & Learning

Semester(s) of Assignment(s):

Winter 2027

This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period:

N/A

Course Number:

Office of Teaching and Learning

Course Name:

Educational Development

Course Format:

Other

Course Description:

Other

Other Course Description or Assignment Information:

For this semester, the Graduate Student Educational Developer works to design and deliver instructional programming for Graduate Teaching Assistants at the University of Guelph, under the supervision of an Educational Developer.

NA

Level of Appointment for GTA, GSA-1 UTA(s)

The following is an estimate of number and levels of available appointments at the time of posting. This may change (increase or decrease) at the time of assignment contingent on departmental needs.

This Posting includes Multiple Work Assignments:

No

Number of Available 0.25 (35 hour) Work Assignments:

0

Number of Available 0.5 (70 hour) Work Assignments:

2

Number of Available 0.75 (105 hour) Work Assignments:

0

Number of Available Full 1.0 (140 hour) Work Assignments:

0

Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available:

2

Duties and Responsibilities

Orientation-Training

Office Hours

Preparation

Student Consultation

Meetings

Other Duties (specify below)

Other Duties Described:

Under the supervision of an Educational Developer, Office of Teaching and Learning, the successful candidate will be responsible for:

Developing, co-coordinating, and facilitating or co-facilitating workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants on the topics of: lesson planning, grading, feedback, facilitating discussions, being an international TA, and other topics to be determined.





Summarizing workshop feedback evaluation forms and providing summary reports to the Office of Teaching and Learning.

Outreach, promotion, and communication with graduate students interested in teaching and learning to notify them of workshops and other relevant programming available through OTL. This may include drafting marketing and promotional materials, responding to and sending e-mails, and attending team meetings.

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA) Training may be required if not previously completed. If you have not already done so, please upload your certificates of completion to your Profile.eted. If you have not already done so, please upload your certificates of completion to your Profile.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

The Graduate Student Educational Developer position is geared toward graduate students who are interested in teaching and learning in higher education, with a specific focus on graduate student educational development. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Teaching Assistant and an understanding of teaching and learning in higher education. They will also possess:

Highly developed oral and written communication skills

Strong time management and project management skills

Ability to work well independently as well as on a team

Ability to accommodate adaptable working hours for different projects

Registered Master’s or PhD student at the University of Guelph until at earliest April 2027 (i.e., is able to commit to the Graduate Student Educational Developer position for at least 1 semester)

Knowledge of and respect for disciplinary and cultural differences in teaching and learning

Demonstrated interest in university teaching

Ability to provide constructive feedback for improvement





Educational leadership experience or experience supporting professional development of other TAs (preferred)

Preferred Qualifications:
Registered in semester 2 or higher of a PhD program or Masters program. Experience teaching or leading workshops would be preferred but not required. Completion of some programming offered through the Office of Teaching and Learning at the University of Guelph is ideal but not required.

Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required:

Must be available for online consultation training -Hours are scheduled weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date):

January 7, 2027 to May 7, 2027

Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment):

Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day):

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Posting Email Contact:
Hiring Contact Information:

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.

Teaching Assistant work assignments are unionized with CUPE 3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 1 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: [email protected]).

The use of AI to perform job responsibilities must be directed by or approved beforehand in writing by the supervisor or course instructor.

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