University of 51³ÉÈ˸£ÀûÍø
Department of French
Emergency Job Posting – Teaching Assistant
Winter Term 2025 (January 1 – April 30)
Posted on November 22, 2024 The French Department seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
FSL222H1-S Intermediate French II
This is the second of a two-course series intended for those who have some knowledge of French, this course is the first in a proficiency-sequenced series that provides students with the opportunity to become proficient, focused, autonomous French language learners. The course’s main objective is to provide a communicative learning environment through activities based in real-world, everyday contexts.
Minimum Qualifications
Full-time doctoral student in French Studies. Teaching experience. Native(-like) fluency in spoken and written French.
Preferred Qualifications
Extensive knowledge of the use of Quercus, specifically test manager and communication tools.
Relevant Criterion
Past teaching experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties:
Preparation, contact hours, marking, conducting tutorials, attending coordinator’s meetings, meeting with course instructor. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting. Final availability of the position(s) is contingent upon enrolment, budgetary consideration and the determination of appointments as governed by the collective agreement.
Tutorial schedule:
TUT0501 TH 3-4
TUT0601 TH 4-5
Hours of work:
70 hours
Estimated Course Enrolment:
50 students (25/TUT)
Rate of Pay:
$52.97/hour (+ vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter addressed to Professor Michaël Friesner, Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies, and a current curriculum vitae by December 2, 2024. Applications should be sent to: Applications should be sent to: M. Phonsavatdy, Undergraduate Counsellor and Administrative Assistant.
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The hiring criteria for Course Instructors positions are academic qualifications, the need to acquire experience, previous teaching experience and previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this Collective Agreement.
The University of 51³ÉÈ˸£ÀûÍø is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of 51³ÉÈ˸£ÀûÍø.