Teaching Assistant/Lab Instructor positions available for Spring 2025

Teaching Assistant/Lab Instructor positions available for Spring 2025

The number of positions is subject to enrollment and/or course cancellation.

Lab Instructors are required to attend all scheduled labs and weekly lab meetings in-person during the appointment term.  

One TA position corresponds to up to 98 hours of employment during the period January 2 – April 30, 2025, at a pay of $31.80 per hour, plus 4% vacation pay. The total hours per position over the appointment term vary by course – please review the postings below.

Total hours for TAs who teach multiple sections of the same course will not equal double or triple the hours of one section, because tasks like lap prep and attending lab meetings don’t increase relative to the number of lab sections being taught.   

BIOL 186: Physiology & Cell Biology

BIOL 230: Genetics

BIOL 307: Chordate Zoology

BIOL 309: Developmental Biology

BIOL 319: Marine Ecology

BIOL 324: Biology of Land Plants

BIOL 329: Biology of Vertebrates of BC

BIOL 330: Study Design & Data Analysis

BIOL 335: Ichthyology

BIOL 336: Biology of Algae

BIOL 362: Practical Skills in Genomics

BIOL 366: Plant Physiology

BIOL 449/ES425: Flowering Plant Diversity

The closing date for applications is Sunday, November 10, 2024.

Appointments will be made in accordance with Article 13.02 (Appointment Procedures) and the TA Appendix of the CUPE4163 Collective Agreement.

All applicants must be either a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have a work permit valid until April 30, 2025.

Please complete the CUPE4163 application form.

Applications and current curriculum vitae are to be sent to Jennie Bartosik, Administrative Officer, Department of Biology at .