Teaching Assistant - Pharmacology Research Project - PHAR 599 D2 - Winter 2027

Job summary

The Teaching Assistant will organize student presentations, manage presentation schedules, and assist with grading manuscripts and presentations. They are also responsible for creating summary tables and providing technical support for computer projections.

Job details

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 Pharmacology & Therapeutics Course Title: Pharmacology Research Project Course Code: PHAR 599D2 Estimated Number of Positions: 1 Total Hours of Work per Term: 35 Position Summary: Helps organize student presentations, informing individuals about their dates of presentations. Assisting with projections using computer and composing report sheets showing student names, supervisors, e-mails, titles of presentations. Grading of presentations and assisting with grading of manuscripts. Attends student presentations. Creates summary tables. Qualifications: Graduate student with good grasp of Pharmacology. Very good communication skills. Basic computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 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: $38.46 Position Start Date: 2027-01-05 Position End Date: 2027-04-30 Deadline to Apply: 2026-11-01 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.

What you’ll do

The Teaching Assistant will organize student presentations, manage presentation schedules, and assist with grading manuscripts and presentations. They are also responsible for creating summary tables and providing technical support for computer projections.

Requirements

Applicants must be graduate students with a strong grasp of pharmacology and effective communication skills. Proficiency in basic computer software including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Excel · Preferred
• Microsoft Word · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• data management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Pharmacology
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Grading
• Presentation organization
• Data management
• Employment Equity
• Research
• Teaching
• Communication
• Computer Literacy
• English Language
• Presentations
• Writing

Job areas

• Education
• Science & Research
• Research Pharmacologist
• Teacher Assistant
• Teachers' Aides
• Teaching Assistants, All Other
• Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary