Crop Physiology Job Guelph area,Ontario Canada,Education / Teaching

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Teaching Assistant Work Assignment

Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit:

GTA, Unit 1

Academic Unit:
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:
Course Name:

Crop Physiology

Course Format:

In-Class

Course

Description:

See Course Calendar

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:

Number of Available 0.25 (35 hour) Work Assignments:

Number of Available 0.5 (70 hour) Work Assignments:

Number of Available 0.75 (105 hour) Work Assignments:

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

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

Duties and Responsibilities

Anticipated

Duties and Responsibilities:

Preparation
Student Consultation
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Meetings
Grading
Other Duties (specify below)

Other Duties Described:

Conducting course evaluations in a course other than the one in which you are a Graduate Teaching Assistant Setting up greenhouse experiment and caring for the plants over the semester

Collecting and summarizing data provided by students

Organizing students into lab groups and scheduling their lab activities

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Experience growing plants under controlled environment conditions. Experience with instruments such as leaf area meter, SPAD meter, Green seeker, canopy ceptometer, plant respirometer is an asset. Preference given to graduates of this or similar undergraduate courses.

Days Required and Wages

Days and Times

Required:

LEC Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11:30 AM - 12:20 AMLAB Monday 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM and Thursday 3:30 PM - 5:20 PM

Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date):

January 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027

Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment):

Other Posting Information Final date to receive applications (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day):

Monday, November 2, 2026

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.

Teaching Assistant work assignments are unionized with CUPE 3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 1 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: ).

The use of AI to perform job responsibilities must be directed by or approved beforehand in writing by the supervisor or course instructor.