Teaching Assistant – Scientific Communication for Pharmacologists – PHAR 610 – Winter 2025

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Hiring Unit:

Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Course Title and Course Number:

Scientific Communication for Pharmacologists – PHAR 610

Estimated Number of Positions:

2

Total Hours of Work per Term:

40 hours per position

Position Summary:

The main duty will be to provide detailed written feedback to students on their weekly written homework assignments, and to suggest a mark to the course coordinator.

Other duties will be as follows.

• Potentially attend one or more (2-hour) classes to lead activities and/or to provide feedback.
• If needed, offer one-on-one sessions to help students in need of extra assistance.
• Invigilate and potentially to mark exams.
• Manage myCourses website, including uploading material.

Qualifications:

• Only registered McGill Graduate students are eligible to apply as Teaching Assistants.
• NOTE: All candidates will have to fill out the questionnaire and upload relevant documents (Study permit (if applicable)/Proof of enrollment for Winter 2025 term).
• Graduate student who demonstrated excellent performance in PHAR 610.
• Must have excellent command of written and oral English as it relates to biomedical research.
• Requires considerable attention to detail for marking assignments.

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Internal Candidates:

Current McGill Graduate Student with an active job(s)/contract(s) in Workday > applies as an Internal Candidate.

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Hourly Salary:

$36.25

Position Start Date:

2025-01-06

Position End Date:

2025-05-09

Deadline to Apply:

2024-11-04

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