Teaching Assistant Positions: 2024W Term 2 and 2025S

The Department of Linguistics invites UBC students to submit an application to work as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in 2024W Term 2 and 2025S. 

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. 

Winter Term 2 (January to April 2025): 

Winter Term 2 is 16 weeks long; TAs work 12 hours per week (192 hours total over the term) under the direction of the course instructor. 

• LING 100 Section 004 (in-person) – Lectures MW 12:00-13:00; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays. 

• LING 101 Section 004 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 12:00-13:00. 

Summer Terms 1 & 2 (May to August 2025): 

Summer terms are each 8 weeks long; TAs work 24 hours per week (192 hours total over the term) under the direction of the course instructor.  The exact schedule (MW vs TR) of these courses is yet to be determined. 

• LING 100 – Summer Term 2 (July-Aug).  

• LING 200 – Summer Term 1 (May-June).  

To Apply: 

Applications must be submitted by Friday, November 15th at 9:00 PM via this form: Applications must include: https://ling.air.arts.ubc.ca/ta-app-2025w-2025s/ 

• 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. 

Questions may be directed to manager.ling@ubc.ca.