CUPE – Winter 2027 – TA – TMM3103

Job summary

The teaching assistant will help students prepare for four quizzes and perform grading duties for assignments and quizzes. The role involves supporting the metabolic pathways in human diseases course.

Job details

Posting Reason: New Position Location where work is to be performed: Main Campus, Smyth, Alta Vista, General Hospital, CHEO Campuses Session: 2027 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver Faculty: Faculté de médecine/ Faculty of Medicine Unit: Faculty Payroll - Students and Casuals Job Classification: Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE) Posting Type: Cours précis / Specific course Course Title: METABOLIC PATH. HUMAN DISEASES Course Code: TMM-3103 Section: A00 Supervisor name (if known): Erin Mulvihill Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/11/09 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/11/21 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:0 Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:0 Correction - Notation / Grading:0 Surveillance / Proctoring:0 Formation / Training:0 Autre / Other:0 Number of positions: 1 Expected Enrolment: 80 Work Start Date: January 11, 2027 Work End Date: May 14, 2027 Total Work Hours: 15 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 person Language of Work: Anglais | English Requirements and Nature of Work: Nature of Work Helping students prepare for 4 quizzes. Marking an assignment. Marking quizzes. Requirements Graduate student with knowledge of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism 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 help students prepare for four quizzes and perform grading duties for assignments and quizzes. The role involves supporting the metabolic pathways in human diseases course.

Requirements

The candidate must be a graduate student with specific knowledge of lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. Applicants are expected to be available for in-person work at the university campuses.

Listed skills

• Training · Preferred
• English · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Correction · Preferred
• future · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• staff · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Lipid metabolism
• Lipoprotein metabolism
• Grading
• Teaching assistance
• Academic support
• English Language
• Innovation
• Research
• Creativity
• Teamwork
• Teaching
• Employment Equity
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Metabolism
• Human Diseases
• Lipoproteins

Job areas

• Education
• Science & Research
• Winter Analyst
• Graduate Teaching Assistant
• University and Higher Education Teachers
• Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

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