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 bioadmin@uvic.ca.