About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Hiring Unit: Department of Surgery and Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences
Course Title and Course Number: Surgical Innovation 2 and EXSU 621
Estimated Number of Positions: 1
Total Hours of Work per Term: 45
Position Summary: Assists the instructors in making the student presentation roster based on predetermined research thematic areas, grading, answering questions by email, and other basic course management tasks. Assist with organization of course materials on myCourses. Assist in the conduct of interactive lab-sessions. Grade exams and assist in grading assignments and presentations. The TA will be expected to compile the feedback scores for the student presentations submitted by the peers and binarize them. Provide assistance to students on conceptual clarification and communicate areas of confusion to the instructor.
Qualifications:
Only Current Masters or Doctoral student registered at McGill are eligible to apply as Teaching Assistant. Preferably in the field of health sciences (Experimental Surgery, Experimental Medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health, and/or related fields). Good Communication skills. Experience navigating MyCourses and Zoom for external lecturers. Understanding of topics related to surgical outcomes research is expected, but not essential. Having taken EXSU 621 before is an asset.
Graduate teaching experience is preferred and an asset.
Must be eligible to work in Canada
Desired Major(s): PhD, MSc Thesis concentrations: Core, Global Surgery, Surgical innovation, Digital Health Concentration, MSc Non Thesis concentration: Core, and Graduate Diploma and Certificate
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
Hourly Salary:
$37.34
Position Start Date:
2026-01-05
Position End Date:
2026-04-30
Deadline to Apply:
2025-11-26
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.
About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Hiring Unit: Department of Surgery and Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences
Course Title and Course Number: Surgical Innovation 2 and EXSU 621
Estimated Number of Positions: 1
Total Hours of Work per Term: 45
Position Summary: Assists the instructors in making the student presentation roster based on predetermined research thematic areas, grading, answering questions by email, and other basic course management tasks. Assist with organization of course materials on myCourses. Assist in the conduct of interactive lab-sessions. Grade exams and assist in grading assignments and presentations. The TA will be expected to compile the feedback scores for the student presentations submitted by the peers and binarize them. Provide assistance to students on conceptual clarification and communicate areas of confusion to the instructor.
Qualifications:
Only Current Masters or Doctoral student registered at McGill are eligible to apply as Teaching Assistant. Preferably in the field of health sciences (Experimental Surgery, Experimental Medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health, and/or related fields). Good Communication skills. Experience navigating MyCourses and Zoom for external lecturers. Understanding of topics related to surgical outcomes research is expected, but not essential. Having taken EXSU 621 before is an asset.
Graduate teaching experience is preferred and an asset.
Must be eligible to work in Canada
Desired Major(s): PhD, MSc Thesis concentrations: Core, Global Surgery, Surgical innovation, Digital Health Concentration, MSc Non Thesis concentration: Core, and Graduate Diploma and Certificate
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
Hourly Salary:
$37.34
Position Start Date:
2026-01-05
Position End Date:
2026-04-30
Deadline to Apply:
2025-11-26
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.