MDS-CL Teaching Assistant Positions: 2025W Term 1 and Term 2

The Master of Data Science- Computational Linguistics invites UBC students to submit an application to work as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in the upcoming academic year (September 2025 through August 2026).

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 may 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.
  • Graduate students who take on additional lead hand duties as a Senior Teaching Assistant (STA classification, i.e. coordinating other Teaching Assistants and providing guidance, technical knowledge, and subject matter expertise) will receive $42.95/hour.

 

Winter Term 1 – September to December 2025 (Block 1, 2, 3) – 2 TA-ships

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 course assigned to each TA per block) under the direction of the course instructor(s). A full TA appointment in term 1 would consist of one course from block 1, one course from block 2, and one course from block 3. All courses will be held in-person. Course titles and descriptions can be found here: https://masterdatascience.ubc.ca/programs/computational-linguistics#:~:text=Fall%3A%20September%20%2D%20December

 

September to October (Block 1)

October to November (Block 2)

November to December (Block 3)

 

Winter Term 2 – January to April 2026 (Block 4, 5, 6) – 5 TA-ships

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 course assigned to each TA per block) under the direction of the course instructor(s). A full TA appointment in term 2 would consist of one course from block 4, one course from block 5, and one course from block 6. All courses will be held in-person. Course titles and descriptions can be found here: https://masterdatascience.ubc.ca/programs/computational-linguistics#:~:text=Winter%3A%20January%20%2D%20April

 

January to February (Block 4)

February to March (Block 5)

March to April (Block 6)

 

To Apply:

Applications must be submitted by Friday, June 27th at 9:00 PM via this form:  https://ling.air.arts.ubc.ca/mds-cl-ta-application-2025w-term-1-and-term-2/

 

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.

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