TA282593- Winter 2024-PATH*3610 Principles of Disease

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
Grader, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Pathobiology
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2024
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
N/A
Course Details
Course Number: 
PATH*3610
Course Name: 
Principles of Disease
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Courses offered in-class may be required to pivot to alternate delivery format in the case that requirements placed on the University and its employees by public health bodies, local, provincial and federal governments necessitate such a mid-semester transition. Should this occur, TAs will be required to continue to support the course in its alternate format. See https://opened.uoguelph.ca/academic-continuity. The University’s COVID-19 website ( https://www.uoguelph.ca/covid19/ ) provides important information about campus protocols and guidelines for those working on campus.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
600
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 0.5 (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: 
0
Grader Assignment(s)
Note: See the WAGE RATE below which determines whether this work assignment is posted for graduate or undergraduate candidate(s).
Anticipated # of Available Grader Work Assignment(s): 
2
Anticipated # hours per Grader Work Assignment(s): 
35
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
2
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Meetings
Grading
Other Duties Described: 
This position will grade the midterm and final examinations. Time required is approximately 11 hours for the midterm exams and 24 for the final exam.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
DVM or equivalent, with advanced training in the diagnosis, pathogenesis and principles of disease of mammals. Required to assign a mark for questions written by general science students including interpreting hand written answers and assign marks and grades according to a general outline provided by the Course Coordinator.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
TBA
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
January 3, 2024 to April 30, 2024
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GTA $43.73/hr; $6125.96/semester effective 2022/23
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Posting Email Contact: 
ovcsas.tasessional@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Holly Illman, Operations Manager - Pathobiology, illmanh@uoguelph.ca

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