Teaching assistant positions

Graduate students who wish to apply for any of the teaching assistant (TA) positions listed below must complete an application form either by:

1. filling out the online application form. If necessary, use the confirmation link sent to you to update your application or upload documents at a later date.
2. filling out the ECE department application form and drop it off at EOW 448, or mail to the department.

Important information

Deadline

To ensure full consideration, your completed application should be received by: March 23, 2025 for Summer 2025. The application period for Fall 2025 will open approximately 10 weeks before the start of the term.

Required qualifications and experience

• Possess an undergraduate degree in electrical or computer engineering or an acceptable equivalent.
• Registered as a master or PhD student in electrical or computer engineering or acceptable equivalent at the University of Victoria.
• Apply only to courses that you have good familiarity with the course material. Skills or other requirements (if any) are presented on specific course postings.

Summary of duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the course instructor, perform any combination of the following duties: marking assignments, quizzes and lab reports, preparing for labs, recording grades, conducting or assisting labs and/or tutorials, consulting with students. Get the UVic TA Guide for an overview of the responsibility of being a TA. Obtain more TA support and resources such as teaching tools tutorials to TA development seminars at UVic Teach Anywhere.

Rate

The hourly rate is $34.72

Effective September 1, 2022 for academic and scientific assistants. See CUPE 4163 collective agreement University of Victoria, Human Resources September 1, 2022.

Appointment selection

Appointments will be made in accordance with article 13.02 (appointment procedures) and appendix A (variance 1) of the CUPE 4163 Component 1 and 2 collective agreement. Selection criteria will include: qualifications and ability based on academic merit and related experience, the career and/or pedagogical value that the experience in a particular position will provide the student, the student's preferences, and other sources of graduate student financial support being received.

The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the university.

Number of available positions is subject to funding availability, enrollment and/or course cancellation.

Available positions

The following positions are available for Summer 2025 . The number between brackets identifies how many positions are available.

• BME 201 Marker (1)
• BME 201 Tutorial TA (1)
• ECE 216 Lab TA (6)
• ECE 216 Marker (3)
• ECE 216 Tutorial TA (2)
• ECE 220 Marker (2)
• ECE 220 Tutorial TA (1)
• ECE 250 Marker (1)
• ECE 250 Tutorial TA (1)
• ECE 250 Lab TA (3)
• ECE 260 Tutorial TA (3)
• ECE 260 Marker (3)
• ECE 299 Lab TA (3)
• ECE 310 Marker (3)
• ECE 310 Tutorial TA (1)
• ECE 404 Lab TA (2)
• ECE 404 Marker (1)
• ECE 410 Lab TA (4)
• ECE 410 Marker (1)
• ECE 450 Lab TA (2)
• ECE 452 Lab TA (3)
• ECE 481 Marker (1)
• ECE 482 Marker (1)
• ECE 499 Teaching Assistant (4)
• ECE 506 Marker (1)
• ECE 512 Marker (1)
• ECE 529A Marker (1)
• ECE 535 Marker (1)
• ECE 537 Teaching Assistant (1)
• ECE 556 Marker (1)
• ECE 568 Marker (1)
• ECE 569A Marker (1)
• ECE 570 Teaching Assistant (1)
• ECE 572 Marker (1)
• ENGR 446 Marker (1)
• SENG 426 Lab TA (2)
• SENG 440 Marker (1)
• SENG 475 Marker (1)
• SENG 499 Lab TA (2)

How do I apply?

1. Review the available positions.
2. Complete the online application form for CUPE 4163 positions
3. List on your application form any TA appointments held at the University of Victoria.
4. Non-Canadian applicants must include a copy of their study permit or permanent resident card with their application form.
   • If your study permit expires before the end of the appointment period, you must provide proof that you are in the process of renewing it (i.e. copy of your receipt from Canada immigration).
   • If your study permit hasn’t been issued yet, click on the button “submit on arrival” when submitting your application.
5. Applicants may present supporting documents with their application (e.g. curriculum vitae). Such document(s) will not be accepted as a substitute for the standard application form noted above.
6. If you are not submitting your application online, print out your application and return it to the ECE Office receptionist (EOW 448) or mail to the department address as provided below.
   

   Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
   University of Victoria
   P.O. Box 1700 STN CSC
   Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2
   CANADA

7. Offers of employment will be sent to the email address that you provide on the application form sometime during the selection timeframe which begins one week before the start of the term and ends one week before the first scheduled lab session.

If you have questions, please contact eceao@uvic.ca or call 250-721-8674