TA333570- Summer 2025-GSA MUSC Project Assistant

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GSA-1, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Dean's Office - COA
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Summer 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: 
GSA MUSC
Course Name: 
Project Assistant
Course Format: 
Other
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
N/A
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: 
Yes
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
Preparation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Meetings
Other Duties Described: 
Researching digital education tools, meeting with textbook publisher representatives, creating standing Courselink templates. Curating teaching resources already made. This role will be supervised by Dr. Kimberly Francis.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
Must be a student in the PHD IMPR program. Applicants must be familiar with all four theory and musicianship courses (MUSC*1160, 1170, 2430 and 2440); must have experience curriculum design and delivery; music have experience as a TA for the above courses, and ideally as a sessional lecturer in one or more of these courses; demonstrated knowledge of music theory; high degree of initiative with ability to self-manage and meet deadlines; detail-oriented and highly organized. Applicants must have a master’s level qualification in musicology or music theory.
Preferred Qualifications: 
Preference will be given to applicants from the PHD IMPR program who have practical or applied experience creating course content; relevant and successful GTA experience; relevant experience teaching and teaching design.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
To be determined with supervisor
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
May 6, 2025 to August 20, 2025
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GSA-1 $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, April 16, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
artsidp@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Callie Gibson - Administrative & Academic Program Assistant, Interdisciplinary Programs

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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 reside 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: president@cupe3913.on.ca).