Tutor CHEM

Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Seminar Leader CHEM 1100 – CUPE 3909 Unit 1 (Students)

Extended Education

Course:
Introductory Chemistry 1:
Atomic and Molecular Structure and Energetics (CHEM 1100)

Start date:

September 1, 2026

End date:
December 25, 2026

Work schedule:

0 to 5 hours per week

Expected total hours: 25 hours

Hourly rate: $21.82 per hour (plus vacation pay) for undergraduate students; $24.29 per hour (plus vacation pay) for graduate students

Applicants will be expected to tutor small groups and individual students as requested: assist and encourage students to use available resources and to develop effective study techniques; attend professional development sessions; assess student progress; and report to the tutor coordinator. Applicants must indicate relevant experience in their cover letter and include a list of two references in their CV. Preference will be given to candidates who plan to attend the tutor training session offered by the Academic Learning Centre or who have completed the tutor‑training course.

If you are an international student you must have a valid study permit that authorises work on campus and you must be enrolled as a full‑time University of Manitoba student for the duration of the appointment.

• Attend 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.
• Consult with the employment supervisor responsible for the course(s) for direction on assigned responsibilities.
• Prepare instructional material such as handouts, assignments, problem sets, tests, exams and present to students in a variety of settings such as tutorials, laboratories or seminars.
• Mark student work including the work submitted by students in the tutorial, lab or seminar for which the assistant is responsible and the assigned portion of the work submitted by all students in the course, e.g. the midterm exam, final exam or major project, the marking of which may be shared among the staff in the course under the employment supervisor.
• Consult with students by maintaining regularly scheduled and posted times for consultation and provide a reasonable amount of informally scheduled consultation if necessary.
• Perform any related duties such as 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 related tasks.
• Initiate or be required to initiate information to students identifying assignment problems or misinterpretations.

• Completion of academic studies and experience resulting in expertise specifically appropriate to assisting in the instruction of the assigned course(s).
• Empathetic approach to the instructional needs and concerns of students.
• Effective skills in the English language.
• Preference may be given to applicants who are registered students studying in the Department that is posting the employment opportunity at the time the duties commence.

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalised groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community, including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialised persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2

SLGBTQIA+.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.