Teaching Assistants - Physics Winter

Position: Teaching Assistants - Physics Winter 2027
Location: Rutherford

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Physics Teaching Assistants Winter 2027

Hiring Unit:

Department of Physics Course Title and Course Number:

PHYS 102 - Introductory Physics – ElectromagnetismPHYS 142
-Electromagnetism & OpticsPHYS 181 - Everyday PhysicsPHYS 183
-The Milky Way Inside and OutPHYS 186
- AstrobiologyPHYS 228 - Energy & the EnvironmentPHYS 232 - Heat and WavesPHYS 241 - Signal ProcessingPHYS 242
- Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 258
-Experimental Methods 2

PHYS 319 - Introduction to BiophysicsPHYS 321 - Data Science & Observational AstrophysicsPHYS 331 + 351 - Topics in Classical MechanicsPHYS 333 + 362 - Thermal and Statistical PhysicsPHYS 339 - Measurements Laboratory in General PhysicsPHYS 342 - Electromagnetic WavesPHYS 359 - Advanced Physics Laboratory
1.PHYS 396 – Undergraduate Research ProjectPHYS 432 - Physics of FluidsPHYS 447 - Applications of Quantum MechanicsPHYS 449 - Majors Research ProjectPHYS 457 - Honour's Quantum Physics 2

PHYS 459D2 - Research ThesisPHYS 479/489 - Physics Research ProjectPHYS 514 - General RelativityPHYS 519 - Advanced BiophysicsPHYS 559 - Advanced Statistical MechanicsPHYS 562 - Electromagnetic TheoryPHYS 567 - Particle PhysicsPHYS 602 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in Physics 2

PHYS 617 - Selected Topics:
Contemporary Physics 2

PHYS 641 - Observational Techniques of Modern AstrophysicsPHYS 642
- Radiative Processes in AstrophysicsPHYS 645 - High Energy AstrophysicsPHYS 657 - Classical Condensed MatterPHYS 659 - Experimental Condensed MatterPHYS 660 - Quantum Condensed MatterPHYS 673 – Quantum field Theory 2

PHYS 743 - Very Early Universe Estimated number of positions:120

Total number of hours per term:90hHourly Salary:

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You must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University.

Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in Geography.

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Position Summary:

Teaching assistants (TAs) will perform some or all of the following tasks, in consultation with the course instructor: grading, holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation, supervising laboratory sessions, assist with exams, attending lectures, and assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications:

Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University.

McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its community and values academic rigour and excellence. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with…