The Master of Data Science- Computational Linguistics invites UBC students to submit an application to work as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in 2024W Term 2 (January to April 2025).
Please note that TAs must complete the work from within the province (BC) during the employment period – that is, even for an online course, TAs may not work from abroad.
Duties include:
- Attending all course lectures. For an online course, this includes helping to manage chat/discussions/breakout rooms.
- Leading tutorials (for those courses with tutorials).
- Participating in training and orientation sessions.
- Facilitating small group activities and conversations.
- Marking assignments and assessments.
- Entering grades in Canvas.
- Proofreading materials and assignment instructions.
- Responding to student e-mails and questions in a timely manner.
- Meeting with the course instructor regularly; ensuring collegial and functional communication.
Wage:
Wage is determined by the student’s classification according to the CUPE 2278 Collective Agreement (https://hr.ubc.ca/working-ubc/salaries/staff-salaries-job-evaluation/staff-salary-scales ):
- Undergraduate students (UTA I classification) will receive $26.40/hour.
- Graduate students with less than two years’ service as a TA (GTA II classification) will receive $38.65/hour.
- Graduate students who have completed two years’ service as a GTA (GTA I classification) will receive $40.16/hour.
MDS-CL courses (Term 2 only, January to April 2025):
Each MDS-CL course is held for 5 weeks, called a “block”, with three blocks per term. A full TA appointment would be 12 hours of work per week (192 hours over the term) over 3 courses (one per block) under the direction of the course instructor(s).
The available TA appointment has been assigned to the following 3-course cluster with one course per block:
- COLX 535- Parsing for Computational Linguistics
- COLX 565- Sentiment Analysis
- COLX 563- Advanced Computational Semantics
Descriptions for each course can be found here.
The dates and class times are as follows:
January 6 – February 5, 2025 (“Block 4”)
- COLX 535 Section 001 Parsing for Computational Linguistics (in-person) – Lectures M/W 9:30-11:00; Lab (led by a Lab Instructor) on Mondays 14:00-18:00.
February 11- March 20, 2025 (“Block 5”)
- COLX 565 Section 001 Sentiment Analysis (in-person) – Lectures T/Tr 9:30-11:00; Lab (led by a Lab Instructor) on Tuesdays 14:00-18:00.
March 25- April 22, 2025 (“Block 6”)
- COLX 563 Section 001 Advanced Computational Semantics (in-person) – Lectures T/Tr 9:30-11:00; Lab (led by a Lab Instructor) on Tuesdays 14:00-18:00.
To Apply:
Applications must be submitted by 4pm PST on December 9th, 2024 via this form: https://ling.air.arts.ubc.ca/mdscl-2024w/
Applications must include:
- Brief cover letter outlining your experience for the position;
- Curriculum vitae (CV); and
- Contact details of two referees who can speak to your suitability for the role.
Only successful candidates will be contacted. Hiring decisions are made in accordance with UBC’s hiring practices (http://www.hr.ubc.ca/) and the collective agreement made between UBC and CUPE 2278.
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. The positions listed in the links noted above are subject to budgetary approval and conditional upon satisfactory enrollment. Scheduled days of the week, times and assigned rooms are also subject to change.
For inquiries about the application process, please email manager.ling@ubc.ca. For inquiries regarding the courses and/or qualifications, please email ling.mds@ubc.ca.