Office of Teaching & Learning Office of Teaching and Learning Educational Development

for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment

Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit:

GSA-1, Unit 1

Academic Unit:

Office of Teaching & Learning

Semester(s) of Assignment(s):

Winter 2027

This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period:

N/A

Course Number:

Office of Teaching and Learning

Course Name:

Educational Development

Course Format:

Other

Course

Description:

Other

Other Course Description or Assignment Information:

For this semester, the Graduate Student Educational Developer works to design and deliver instructional programming for Graduate Teaching Assistants at the University of Guelph, under the supervision of an Educational Developer.

NA

Level of Appointment for GTA, GSA-1 UTA(s)

The following is an estimate of number and levels of available appointments at the time of posting. This may change (increase or decrease) at the time of assignment contingent on departmental needs.

This Posting includes Multiple Work Assignments:

No

Number of Available 0.25 (35 hour) Work Assignments:

0

Number of Available 0.5 (70 hour) Work Assignments:

2

Number of Available 0.75 (105 hour) Work Assignments:

0

Number of Available Full 1.0 (140 hour) Work Assignments:

0

Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available:

2

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Meetings
• Other Duties (specify below)
• Other Duties Described:
• Under the supervision of an Educational Developer, Office of Teaching and Learning, the successful candidate will be responsible for:
• Developing, co-coordinating, and facilitating or co-facilitating workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants on the topics of: lesson planning, grading, feedback, facilitating discussions, being an international TA, and other topics to be determined.
• Summarizing workshop feedback evaluation forms and providing summary reports to the Office of Teaching and Learning.
• Outreach, promotion, and communication with graduate students interested in teaching and learning to notify them of workshops and other relevant programming available through OTL. This may include drafting marketing and promotional materials, responding to and sending e-mails, and attending team meetings.
• Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(AODA) Training may be required if not previously completed. If you have not already done so, please upload your certificates of completion to your Profile.eted. If you have not already done so, please upload your certificates of completion to your Profile.

Required Qualifications:

The Graduate Student Educational Developer position is geared toward graduate students who are interested in teaching and learning in higher education, with a specific focus on graduate student educational development. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Teaching Assistant and an understanding of teaching and learning in higher education. They will also possess:

• Highly developed oral and written communication skills
• Strong time management and project management skills
• Ability to work well independently as well as on a team
• Ability to accommodate flexible working hours for different projects
• Registered Master’s or PhD student at the University of Guelph until at earliest April 2027 (i.e., is able to commit to the Graduate Student Educational Developer position for at least 1 semester)
• Knowledge of and respect for disciplinary and cultural differences in teaching and learning
• Demonstrated interest in university teaching
• Ability to provide constructive feedback for improvement
• Educational leadership experience or experience supporting…