In the Faculty of Humanities, our students gain the knowledge, skills and world-class connections they need to succeed in a wide range of careers or further studies. We take pride in cultivating the next generation of thoughtful, empathetic and effective citizens and leaders who will make the world a better – and brighter – place.
The Skills for Life certificate focuses on foundational skills that are critical to student success – both academically and in their career. These are skills that employers regularly include among the skills they most value, like written and oral communication, digital literacy, collaboration, and problem solving.
Under the direction of the lead course instructor, this role will provide pedagogical and technical support and deliver instruction for the course Humanities 1HL3 - Humanities for Life: The Value of a Humanities Degree and 1DL3 - Digital Literacy For The Humanities.
JD #
JD00004 - 8:30am-4:30pm - 35 Hours per week
Pay Grade:
9
Title:
Instructional Assistant (III)
Term:
This position is an 8.5 month appointment approximately
Job Summary:
Responsible for providing pedagogical and technical support to instructors, teaching assistants and students. Designs and modifies tutorial sessions, and lesson plans in accordance with the curriculum priorities of the instructor within an academic unit, department, or faculty. Forecasts operating budgets for lab and tutorial courses. Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to nine (9) Teaching Assistants.
Purpose and Key Functions:
Design, adapt, and modify tutorial sessions.
Modify and adapt test procedures and equipment to meet specialized requirements.
Forecast budgets and proposed expenditures for new program proposals, and for operating tutorial courses.
Write and design lesson plans in accordance to the curriculum priorities of the instructor.
Provide formal supervision to teaching assistants and other part-time staff.
Communicate curriculum to teaching assistants that is to be covered in tutorial sessions.
Review current educational research literature to ensure curriculum follows best practices in teaching, education and learning.
Organize and coordinate teaching computer-based instruction, and tutorial classes accordingly.
Introduce and demonstrate tutorial sessions to students.
Tutor students in program.
Train others on propet techniques, operating equipment, and on running efficient and effective tutorial sessions.
Compose test questions and assignments, and prepare solution sheets for review by others.
Assist staff with the preparation and set up of tutorial sessions.
Organize and monitor the on-line learning environment for courses in an academic unit, department, or faculty by ensuring that the appropriate course content information is made available to students.
Write a variety of documents such as procedure manuals, correspondence, and reports.
Prepare a variety of lecture materials including presentation slides and handouts.
Provide guidance, advice, and solutions to teaching assistants when resolving student inquiries.
Provide teaching assistants with appropriate teaching material as specified by the instructor.
Ensure accurate grading of assignments is completed by teaching assistants and report discrepancies to the instructor.
Correspond and meet with students to address concerns related to the course including, but not limited to, the resolution of contested grades.
Liaise with instructors, teaching assistants, and students to ensure information within the academic unit is understood by all parties.
Exchange technical information amongst colleagues.
Operate, adjust, and maintain a variety of course materials.
Troubleshoot equipment and perform minor repairs. Ensure major repair request's are esclalated to the appropriate area.
Assign tutorials to teaching assistants and arrange teaching assistant office hours.
Section classes at the beginning of the year, dealing with all scheduling changes, room reservations, and scheduling conflicts.
Assess the need for equipment and provide recommendations for the acquisition of materials and equipment.
Calibrate laboratory equipment according to established calibration standards.
Collect, track, and safeguard student marks and tests.
Calculate student marks and submit final grades to appropriate areas.
Input, maintain, and verify information in a variety of databases and spreadsheets.
Pipette a variety of reagents and media.
Prepare chemical reagents and biomedical media according to formulae and assume responsibility for accuracy in the prepration and standardization of solutions.
Ensure that all laboratory waste is disposed of according to established policies and procedures.
Supervision:
Ongoing responsibility for supervising up to 9 casual employees and or teaching assistants at any one time.
Requirements:
Master's degree in a relevant field of study.
Requires 3 years of relevant experience.
Assets:
Masters or Doctorate degree in a Humanities discipline
Proven teaching experience in Humanities
Experience developing Humanities career skills-based curriculum
