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 – Electromagnetism PHYS 142
-Electromagnetism & Optics PHYS 181 - Everyday Physics PHYS 183
-The Milky Way Inside and OutPHYS 186
- AstrobiologyPHYS 228 - Energy & the Environment PHYS 232 - Heat and WavesPHYS 241 - Signal Processing PHYS 242
- Electricity and Magnetism PHYS 258
-Experimental Methods 2

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

PHYS 459D2 - Research Thesis PHYS 479/489 - Physics Research Project PHYS 514 - General Relativity PHYS 519 - Advanced Biophysics PHYS 559 - Advanced Statistical Mechanics PHYS 562 - Electromagnetic Theory PHYS 567 - Particle Physics PHYS 602 - Introduction to Graduate Studies in Physics 2

PHYS 617 - Selected Topics:
Contemporary Physics 2

PHYS 641 - Observational Techniques of Modern Astrophysics PHYS 642
- Radiative Processes in Astrophysics PHYS 645 - High Energy Astrophysics PHYS 657 - Classical Condensed Matter PHYS 659 - Experimental Condensed Matter PHYS 660 - Quantum Condensed Matter PHYS 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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Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University:

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…