TA322798- Winter 2025-FOOD*3170 Food Processing II

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Food Science
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2025
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
Some
Course Details
Course Number: 
FOOD*3170
Course Name: 
Food Processing II
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
50
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
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Preparation
Student Consultation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Meetings
Grading
Other Duties (specify below)
Other Duties Described: 
Marking duties for the labs, assignments, and two term tests Each Teaching Assistant will be given marking duties for the labs and assignments. They will also need to attend the lab and tutorial sessions. They may also be requested to do some marking of the two term tests as well.  There will be approximately 50 students in the class.  There are five labs and four or five assignments which can be divided between/among the TA's. For the labs that are done in the GFIC Pilot Plant, there will be some minor pre-lab set-up and post-lab clean-up. The labs are run on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 2:30 to 5:20.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
B.Sc., Training/experience in food processing and engineering
Preferred Qualifications: 
M. Sc. in Food Science, Graduate training/experience in food processing and engineering
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
See Web Advisor
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
January 3, 2025 to April 21, 2025
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GTA $47.87/hr; $6,707.00/semester effective 2024/25
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Posting Email Contact: 
fseval@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Jon Abram Graduate Program Assistant fsgrdsec@uoguelph.ca

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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: president@cupe3913.on.ca).