SCFP - H2027 - AE - PHY3755 - Thermodynamique statistique

Job summary

The teaching assistant will be responsible for grading assignments, tests, and midterm exams, as well as providing student support during office hours. Additionally, the role involves proctoring exams and performing other administrative tasks as assigned by the faculty.

Job details

Posting Reason: New Position Location where work is to be performed: Main Campus Session: 2027 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver 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: Thermodynamique statistique Course Code: PHY3755 Section: Supervisor name (if known): Prof. Longtin Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/05 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/24 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:10 Correction - Notation / Grading:45 Surveillance / Proctoring:4 Formation / Training:0 Autre / Other:6 Number of positions: 2 Expected Enrolment: tbd Work Start Date: janvier 01, 2027 Work End Date: avril 30, 2027 Total Work Hours: 65 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: En personne Language of Work: Français | French Requirements and Nature of Work: Prérequis (faculté): Avoir complété 4 annéAvoir complété quatre (4) années d’études universitaires en physique ou l’équivalent. - Correction et notation des travaux, des tests et des examens de mi-session: 45 heures. - Aide aux étudiants et heures de disponibilité: 10 heures. - Surveillance des examens de mi-session et autres tâches: 6 heures. - Surveillance de l’examen final SCIXXXX. Assignée par la Faculté.es de physique au premier cycle universitaire: 4 heures. 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 be responsible for grading assignments, tests, and midterm exams, as well as providing student support during office hours. Additionally, the role involves proctoring exams and performing other administrative tasks as assigned by the faculty.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed four years of undergraduate studies in physics or an equivalent field. The position requires the ability to perform academic grading and provide in-person support to students.

Listed skills

• French · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Correction · Preferred
• Administrative · Preferred
• future · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Statistical thermodynamics
• Physics
• Grading
• Proctoring
• Student support
• Academic instruction
• Laboratory monitoring
• Student Services
• Administrative Functions
• Thermodynamics
• Teaching

Job areas

• Education
• Science & Research
• Statistics Instructor
• Science Teacher
• Secondary Education Teachers
• Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

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