TA323785- Winter 2025-NANO*3600 Computational Methods in Materials Science

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Physics
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: 
Yes
Course Details
Course Number: 
NANO*3600
Course Name: 
Computational Methods in Materials Science
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
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Projected Class Enrolment: 
25
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: 
0
Number of Available 0.75 (105 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
Number of Available Full 1.0 (140 hour) Work Assignments: 
1
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
1
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Meetings
Grading
Other Duties Described: 
MANDATORY in-person GTA meeting will take place the first week of the semester within business hours. Date & time will be communicated prior to the start of your contract.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
BSc in Physics. An excellent grasp of the Python programming language, including packages used in numerical computing (such as NumPy) and in visualization (like Matplotlib and VPython). Also required is a strong familiarity (acquired in a research setting) with how to computationally implement the following topics: Differentiation and integration, Dealing with matrices, Solving algebraic equations, Data fitting, Ordinary differential equations, Molecular dynamics simulations, Monte Carlo calculations.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Friday: 11:30am - 2:30pm MANDATORY in-person GTA meeting will take place the first week of the semester within business hours. Date & time will be communicated prior to the start of your contract.
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): 
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Posting Email Contact: 
phys0285@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Rachel Baker, Administrative Officer, Department of Physics, CPES, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1. TEL: 519-824-4120, Ext. 52262

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