Deadline: April 30th, 2025
TA Applications for our Summer courses in 2025 (25W) are open.
TA Responsibilities
Teaching Assistants (TAs) play a vital role in supporting our courses. Specific duties will vary based on the needs of the course. The following list outlines tasks that TAs may be assigned:
Lecture Support: Attending and observing lectures (in person/online)
- Training and Orientation: Participating in mandatory TA training sessions and orientation.
- Course Preparation: Reviewing course materials and assisting with class preparation.
- Assessment and Grading: Marking assignments and exams, providing feedback, and entering grades in Canvas.
- Exam Support: Assisting with exam invigilation.
- Instructor Meetings: Meeting regularly with the instructor to ensure clear communication and coordination.
- Student Support: Holding office hours, responding to student inquiries via email or discussion boards.
- Tutorials and Discussion Groups: Leading tutorials or discussion groups
Number of Positions (2025W)
- Approximate 55 positions ranging from 0.5 FTE (96 hours) to 1.0 FTE (192 hours) per term.
Wage
- $7,205.16 per term for GTA II
- $7,485.60 per term for GTA I
Sections run on a term basis from May to June (Summer Term 1), July to August (Summer term 2); 1 position will run across both terms.
Potential Courses
The following list of courses is a current estimation of what courses will have TA’s. It is subject to change without notice.
- HIST_V 100: What is History?
- HIST_V 103: World History Since 1900
- HIST_V 104: Topics in World History
- HIST_V 112: Cultural Histories of Media: From Writing to Tweeting
- HIST_V 113: Global History Since 1900
- HIST_V 200: Asia and the World
- HIST_V 201: History Through Photographs
- HIST_V 203: The Global War on Terror
- HIST_V 207: Global Environmental History
- HIST_V 220: History of Europe
- HIST_V 235: History of Canada: Moments that Matter
- HIST_V 240: Health, Illness and Medicine I: From the Ancient World to the Early Modern Period
- HIST_V 260: Science and Society in the Contemporary World
- HIST_V 300: Vikings: Then and Now
- HIST_V 302: Global Medieval Heritage and Policy
- HIST_V 305: History of British Columbia
- HIST_V 326: Canada Since 1945: Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age
- HIST_V 339: The United States Since 1945: The Limits of Power
- HIST_V 352: Modern Middle Eastern History
- HIST_V 360: International Relations, 1900-1945
- HIST_V 361: International Relations Since 1945
- HIST_V 371: U.S. Foreign Relations from Independence to World War II
- HIST_V 372: U.S. Foreign Relations since 1945
- HIST_V 373: History of Hong Kong
- HIST_V 376: Modern Japanese History Since 1830
- HIST_V 385: India from Raj to Republic
- HIST_V 391: Human Rights in World History
- HIST_V 398: The History of Modern Medicine
Equity and Diversity
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
