We have re-opened the 2015 Winter Session TA application. The application will be open until Friday, May 29, 2015.
https://ubclfs-gradapp.landfood.ubc.ca/
We have re-opened the 2015 Winter Session TA application. The application will be open until Friday, May 29, 2015.
https://ubclfs-gradapp.landfood.ubc.ca/
We have had a critical failure with the new online TA application; we are having some data integrity issues. We have closed the application, deleting all the applicant information that has been submitted since the application opened in mid-April. We anticipate re-opening the application on Monday May 18 following five days of testing to ensure this doesn’t happen again. The application will be open until Friday May 29.
I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Shelley
Calling all (LFS) graduate students! Deadline May 15
Time is running out to apply for TA positions for both Terms 1 and 2 in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS).
We have a new interactive website: https://ubclfs-gradapp.landfood.ubc.ca/ where you can read job descriptions and select up to 5 courses you would like to TA per term. There are approximately 200 TA positions available. Preference is given to LFS graduate students, but others are welcome to apply.
Don’t forget to choose for both Terms 1 and 2.
Deadline to apply: May 15.
Why not apply today? Don’t leave it ‘til the last minute or you might lose out!
We are looking for one graduate student to join the LFS TA Training Coordination team for the 2015-2016. The team currently consists of Theresa Schroder and Sara Moukarzel, both of whom are PhD students in the Human Nutrition program. We would particularly welcome a new team member who is a LFS grad student working out of MacMillan building.
This position pays $28.50/hour for approximately a 57 hour contract. There is some flexibility in when the hours are worked, but generally they are as follows:
Month | Coordination Hours |
---|---|
July/August | 23 |
September | 10 |
Oct/Nov/Dec | 10 |
January | 7 |
Feb/March/April | 7 |
The Faculty of Land & Food Systems has on average an annual total of 170 Teaching Assistantships, filled by approximately 100 Teaching Assistants. All TA positions involve very different duties and skills. TAs in the Faculty are responsible for: marking and assessing student work, leading science labs, facilitating community and problem-based learning, giving lectures, monitoring in-class and online discussions, providing instruction on field trips, and more.
We are excited to offer LFS TAs with a faculty-wide development program which has included in the last two years:
The overall program objectives are 1) to have TAs feel better prepared and supported in their TA roles, 2) to allow TAs to gain valuable professional skills (applicable beyond this year’s TA-ships), 3) to receive feedback from instructors and TAs on the skills they would like TAs to gain and 4) to establish a culture of Teaching Assistantships, where TAs and faculty are actively involved in a community of teaching and learning in LFS.
Please submit all resumes and cover letters to Gwen Chapman, Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Land and Food Systems by May 15, 2015. Applications should be sent by email to gwen.chapman@ubc.ca. Only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview. Position start date is June 1, 2015.
If you have any questions about the position, please direct them to the 2014-2015 TA Training Program Coordinators, Theresa Schroder (schrod10@mail.ubc.ca) or Sara Moukarzel (mksara@alumni.ubc.ca).
The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology is excited to announce a new Certificate Program for graduate students.
The Graduate Certificate Program in Higher Education is a 1.5 year long program open to all graduate students who have completed an Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) and will remain graduate students until the end of the year 2016. It supports the development of graduate students’ expertise in teaching and learning, and allows practice based teaching development within and beyond disciplines.
Please apply online by June 15, 2015: http://ctlt.ubc.ca/programs/all-our-programs/graduate-student-certificate-program/