The Department of Linguistics invites UBC students to submit an application to work as a Teaching Assistant (TA) in the upcoming academic year (September 2025 through April 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://www.cupe2278.ca/collective-agreement-basics):
- 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):
Winter Term 1 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 001 (in-person) – Lectures MW 11:00-12:00; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (2 TA-ships)
- LING 100 Section 003 (online, asynchronous) – (2 TA-ships)
- LING 101 Section 001 (online) – Lectures MWF 10:00-11:00 (1 TA-ship)
- LING 101 Section 003 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 14:00-15:00 (1 TA-ship)
- LING 170 Section 002 (in-person) – Lectures MW 16:00-17:30 (1 TA-ship)
- LING 200 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures TR 11:00-12:30; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (2.5 TA-ships)
- LING 222 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures MW 11:00-12:00; Tutorials (led by TAs) every other Friday (1 TA-ship)
- LING 242 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 10:00-11:00 (0.5 TA-ship)
- LING 300 Section 003 (in-person) –Lectures TR 15:30-17:00; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (1 TA-ship)
- LING 311 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures TR 14:00-15:30; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (1 TA-ship)
- LING 313 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 14:00-15:00; Labs (led by TAs) on Mondays & Wednesdays (2 TA-ships)
- LING 327 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures TR 15:30-17:00; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (1 TA-ship)
- LING 333 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 10:00-11:00 (1 TA-ship)
- LING 452 Section 001 (in-person) – Lectures TR 9:30-11:00 (0.5 TA-ship)
Winter Term 2 (January to April 2026):
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 002 (in-person) – Lectures MW 9:00-10:00; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (2 TA-ships)
- LING 100 Section 004 (in-person) – Lectures MW 14:00-15:00; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (2 TA-ships)
- LING 101 Section 002 (online) – Lectures MWF 14:00-15:00 (1 TA-ship)
- LING 101 Section 004 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 12:00-13:00 (1 TA-ship)
- LING 101 Section V01 (Vantage College section, in-person) – Lectures MWF 9:00-10:00 (2 TA-ships)
- LING 201 Section 002 (in-person) – Lectures TR 14:00-15:30; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (2.5 TA-ships)
- LING 209 Section 002 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 13:00-14:00. (1 TA-ship)
- LING 300 Section 004 (in-person) – Lectures TR 11:00-12:30; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (1 TA-ship)
- LING 311 Section 002 (in-person) – Lectures TR 14:00-15:30; Tutorials (led by TAs) on Fridays (1 TA-ship)
- LING 314 Section 002 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 14:00-15:00 (1 TA-ship)
- LING 345 Section 002 (in-person) – Lectures MWF 14:00-15:00 (0.5 TA-ship)
- LING 451 Section 002 (in-person) – Lectures TR 15:30-17:00 (0.5 TA-ship)
To Apply:
Applications must be submitted by Friday, June 27th at 9:00 PM via this form: https://ling.air.arts.ubc.ca/ling-ta-application-2025w/
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.