TeachingAssistant

**Please refer to the[How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)](https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/files/hr/apply_at_mcgill_university_-_guide_for_external_candidates_en.pdf) job aid for instructions on how to apply.** **If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).** **Hiring Unit:** McGill Bieler School of Environment **Course Title:** Environmental Thought **Course Code:** ENVR 400 052 **Estimated Number of Positions:** 1 **Total Hours of Work per Term:** 90 ** _Students are limited to 180 hours per term. Exceptions to this rule require GPD/AGPD approval and includes all courses in other departments/hiring units._** Students work in interdisciplinary seminar groups on challenging philosophical, ethical, scientific and practical issues. They will explore cutting-edge ideas and grapple with the reconciliation of environmental imperatives and social, political and economic pragmatics. Activities include meeting practitioners, attending guest lectures, following directed readings, and organizing, leading and participating in seminars **Hiring Unit:** McGill Bieler School of Environment - **Macdonald Campus course** **Course Title and Course Number:** ENVR 400 __ Environmental Thought **Estimated Number of Positions:** 1 **Total Hours of Work per Term:** 90 **Position Summary:** * Assignment grading and providing quality feedback to students on their work * Advising students on effective academic essay writing * Reading all class materials assigned to the class * Facilitating class discussions (as needed) * Participating in meetings of teaching staff * Holding office hours **Qualifications:** * Excellence in assessment of student work and in advising students on essay creation * Background in social science, the humanities, environmental studies