Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Seminar Leader MBIO 4672 - CUPE 3909 Unit 1 (Students)

Department of Microbiology Faculty of Science **Job details:** ---------------- Course: Applied Molecular Biology MBIO 4672 Start date: January 5, 2027 End date: April 23, 2027 Work schedule: 0 to 10 hours per week Expected total hours: 30 hours Hourly rate: $21.82 per hour (plus vacation pay) for undergraduate students $24.29 per hour (plus vacation pay) for graduate students Successful completion of MBIO 4672 and/or familiarity with MBIO 4672 course content preferred. - Timeslot(s): Tuesday/Thursday 10:00am-11:20am - Grading assignments outside of class time is required. Experience in grading assignments based on DNA manipulation strategies and analysis is preferred. Successful applicant must be available for entire appointment period (Jan. 5-Apr. 23, 2027) Preference will be given to applicants who are a registered graduate student studying in the Department which is posting the employment opportunity at the time that the duties of the position commence For more information please contact: Aymsley Bishop-Mahon - aymsley.bishop-mahon@umanitoba.ca **Key responsibilities:** ------------------------- * Attends orientation, planning and coordinating meetings as may be scheduled for staff in the course. * May be required to attend lectures and other sessions of instruction in the course. * Consults with the employment supervisor responsible for the course(s) for direction on assigned responsibilities. * Prepares instructional material such as handouts, assignments, problem sets, tests, exams and presents to students in a variety of settings such as tutorials, laboratories, or seminars. * Marks student work including the work submitted by students in the tutorial, lab or seminar for which she/he is responsible and the assigned portion of the work submitted by students in the course generally, e.g. the midterm exam, final exam or major project, the marking of which may be shared among the staff in a course under the employment supervisor responsible. * Consults with students by maintaining regularly scheduled and posted times for such consultation and provides a reasonable amount of informally scheduled consultation if necessary. * Such other related duties as may be assigned, e.g. development or adaptation of audio visual material, preparation of experiments, participation in field trips, etc. * + Occasional approved substitution for other members of the teaching or teaching support staff including the necessary related tasks. * + May initiate or be required to initiate information to students identifying assignment problems or misinterpretations. If you are an international student you must have a valid study permit which states that you are allowed to work on campus and you must be enrolled as a full-time University of Manitoba student for the duration of any appointment. Applications may be considered after the posting closing date. **Qualifications:** ------------------- * Completion of academic s