Teaching Assistant - EXSU 603

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Hiring Unit:

Surgery - Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences

Course Title:

Surgical Education Foundations

Course Code:

EXSU 603

Estimated Number of Positions:

2

Total Hours of Work per Term:

45

Position Summary:
Provide instructional and administrative support for EXSU 603: Surgical Education Foundations. Responsibilities include grading student journals and helping to update the course in places, including but not limited to identifying and summarizing new pertinent research articles and online resources (e.g., publicly available exemplar simulations and technologies), and helping to prepare lectures for re-recording (e.g., ensuring lecture notes to be read are complete and reflect what is said in current versions). The TA may also support the course’s team-based learning activities, such as readiness assurance tests, group application exercises, and student presentations. The course focuses on educational theories, assessment principles, and learning environments relevant to surgical education. This is an in-person course, therefore, the TA must be willing to attend courses in-person at The Montreal General Hospital’s Clinical Innovation Platform: Room C9-152. In-person attendance in class will be discussed, but may be weekly or only occasional depending on course needs and time to completion of TA tasks.

Qualifications:

• Only Current Masters or Doctoral students registered at McGill are eligible to apply as Teaching Assistant. Preferably those enrolled in Surgical and Interventional Sciences. Students in surgical or health professions education, Clinical and Translational Research, Educational Psychology, Education, Health Sciences, Medicine or another clinically related discipline, Psychology, Epidemiology, Public Health, qualitative or mixed-methods health research, or a related field relevant to teaching, learning, assessment, or surgical education are also encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience as a Teaching Assistant, instructor, facilitator, or tutor considered to be an asset.
• Experience with grading
• Experience with health professions education
• Previous completion of EXSU 603 or a comparable course. If EXSU 603 has been taken, expectation is that a final grade of an A was earned.
• Knowledge of simulation-based education, surgical education, or educational research methods
• Academic or professional experience in education, health professions education, surgical education, assessment, or a related field
• Familiarity with key theories of learning, teaching, and assessment
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Ability to facilitate small-group discussions and collaborative learning activities
• Ability to assess student work fairly and provide clear, respectful, and constructive feedback
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, meet deadlines, and maintain accurate records
• Professionalism and commitment to confidentiality, academic integrity, equity, and inclusion Proficiency with instructional technologies, including myCourses, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and presentation software
• Must be eligible to work in Canada.

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External Candidates:

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Hourly Salary:

$38.46

Position Start Date:

2027-01-04

Position End Date:

2027-04-12

Deadline to Apply:

2026-11-01

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