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 up 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
FSL415H1S - Business French
This course is designed to strengthen oral and written communication skills in French and
develop intercultural competence for a variety of career paths including public relations,
international development, federal and provincial government. Students will gain expertise in
spoken and written French through in-class activities supported by multimedia.
Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral student in Management, Economics, French Studies or a related field. Native(-like)
command of spoken and written French. Strong academic background in business. Teaching
experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Varied professional experience in a French-speaking environment. Extensive knowledge of the
use of Quercus, specifically test manager and communication tools.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect
of this posted position.
Duties:
Preparation and marking of assessments and activities; 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.
Hours of work:
approx. 35 hrs
Estimated Course Enrolment:
35 students
Rate of Pay:
SGS II - $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.