The duties and responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant shall be in accordance with Article 22 of the CUPE Local 4207, Unit 1, Collective Agreement.
Requirements
Masters Degree or Honours Degree in Sociology or equivalent. If vacancies remain, students enrolled in an Honours Program (completed 15 or more credits) in Sociology or equivalent* (with an 80% average or higher) will be considered.
Completion of the course for which the applicant wishes to be a teaching assistant with a final grade of 75% or higher in that course (or equivalent*)
Ability to prioritize work and meet stipulated deadlines, recognizing that there are periods of intensive work associated with the position.
Applications
In your cover letter , explain how you meet each of the four listed qualifications. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application.
*Equivalency will be determined by the course instructor, in consultation with the selection committee. Applicants must make a case that their qualifications are equivalent to those required above.
For further information
Lori ann Gomez
Department of Sociology
sociology@brocku.ca
Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval.
As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement:
Graduate Students enrolled at Brock University shall not accept an appointment in excess of an average of ten (10) hours per week over an academic term, in which she is enrolled as a full-time student, without the prior permission of the Dean of Graduate Studies;
Undergraduate Students enrolled at Brock University shall not accept more than nine (9) Teaching Assistant appointments, or the equivalent of nine (9) Teaching Assistant appointments in any classification, per term minus the number of courses in which that student is currently enrolled;
Permission to exceed the above-mentioned workload limits should be obtained prior to application.
The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - https://brocku.ca/human-resources/collective-agreements/
Additional Comments
Course descripti
Benefits
Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds.Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $23.30 per hour.Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $36.67 per hour.In cases where additional duties are required as part of a Teaching Assistant's duties, these hours shall be compensated at the appropriate Teaching Assistant rate.
Additional Information
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Post End Date:
June 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group) Title of Course
SOCI 3P01 - Contemporary Social Theory
Brocku · St. Catharines, Main Campus