CUPE - S2027 - TA - First Year Laboratories - Physics - 43 hours

Job summary

The teaching assistant will conduct laboratory demonstrations for first-year physics students and provide support in the classroom. Responsibilities also include grading assignments, tests, and midterms, as well as preparing materials for lab sessions.

Job details

Posting Reason: New Position Location where work is to be performed: Main Campus Session: 2027 Spring/Summer Semester | Trimestre printemps/été Faculty: Faculté des sciences / Faculty of Science Unit: Department of Physics, Students & Casuals Job Classification: Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE) Posting Type: Cours précis / Specific course Course Title: First Year Laboratories - Physics Course Code: PHY1XXX Section: Supervisor name (if known): Prof. Michael Wong Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/05 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/12/31 Description of tasks (hours): Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work. Recherche / Research:0 Préparation / Preparation:5 Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:16 Correction - Notation / Grading:22 Surveillance / Proctoring:0 Formation / Training:0 Autre / Other:0 Number of positions: 4 Expected Enrolment: n/a Work Start Date: mai 01, 2027 Work End Date: août 31, 2027 Total Work Hours: 43 Hourly Rate: AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $33.83 ou/or $53.31 (Sept. 2026 - Aug. 2027) Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate. These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay. Method of Delivery: in class Language of Work: Anglais | English Requirements and Nature of Work: Requirements (Faculty): Completion of 3 years of University level Physics or equivalent. Correction / Notation: 22 hours. Marking/Grading assignments, tests, midterms; Contact with students: 16 hours. Execution of lab demonstrations. Preparation: 5 hours. Preparation of lab demonstrations. Additional Information and/or Comments: All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more. The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact the academic unit to communicate the accommodation need. Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

What you’ll do

The teaching assistant will conduct laboratory demonstrations for first-year physics students and provide support in the classroom. Responsibilities also include grading assignments, tests, and midterms, as well as preparing materials for lab sessions.

Requirements

Applicants must have completed at least three years of university-level physics or an equivalent qualification. The role requires strong organizational skills for grading and the ability to effectively demonstrate laboratory experiments to students.

Listed skills

• materials · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Correction · Preferred
• English · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Execution · Preferred
• future · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Physics
• Lab demonstrations
• Grading
• Teaching assistance
• Academic support
• Laboratory monitoring
• Employment Equity
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Research
• Teaching
• Creativity
• English Language
• Innovation
• Demonstration Skills
• Teamwork

Job areas

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

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