Teaching Assistant, College of Engineering
- Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Teaching Assistant, College of Engineering
In the appointment of Teaching Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:
Example: Preparing, delivering and/or attending lectures; demonstrating, marking, student consulting, invigilating, holding office hours, setting up experiments, supervising field trips and conferring with the supervisor in charge as required by the assignment.
Your general location of work will be within the College of Engineering
Required Number of Hours: Variable hours during the academic term, see the attached table.
Duration of Employment: 2026-27 Winter Term
Course Name, Abbreviation and Number: see the attached table.
Start and End Dates: i.e. January 1, 2027 until April 30, 2027
Qualifications (Skills and Abilities) see the attached table.
|
Course Number |
Course Name |
Total hours/ person/ term |
Duties |
# of this position required |
Requirements (all- experience with CBA and Crowdmark preferred) |
|
GE 163 |
Process Engineering |
18 |
Help Session |
1 |
Knowledge of Process Engineering, as taught at U. of S. |
|
GE 163 |
Process Engineering |
30 |
Supervising and Marking Labs |
2 |
Lab experience, excellent written and spoken English |
|
GE 163 |
Process Engineering |
36 |
Marking Assignments |
3 |
Process engineering or Chemical Engineering background |
|
GE 133 |
Research |
40 |
Marking (Top Up) Assignments & Poster Session Setup |
4 |
Excellent written English & Research |
|
GE 133 |
Research |
5 |
Help Session |
1 |
Good at poster presentation & oral communication |
|
GE 123 |
Engineering Mechanics II |
40 |
Lab Instruction and Lab Marking |
6 |
Experience in lab instruction would be good, excellent written english |
|
GE 123 |
Engineering Mechanics II |
40 |
Marking assignments |
12 |
attention to details |
|
GE 123 |
Engineering Mechanics II |
23 |
help sessions |
2 |
excellent written and spoken English |
|
GE 153 |
Circuits II |
50 |
Lab Instruction and Marking |
4 |
Experience in lab instruction and Circuits |
|
GE 153 |
Circuits II |
10 |
Help Sessions |
2 |
Circuits knowledge |
|
GE 153 |
Circuits II |
35 |
Marking Assignments |
8 |
Circuits knowledge |
|
GE 133 |
AutoCAD |
48 |
marking assignments |
6 |
experience with technical drawings, orthographics, dimensioning rules |
|
GE 133 |
AutoCAD |
10 |
help session |
1 |
experience with AutoCAD |
|
GE 133 |
Tech. Comm. |
25 |
marking assignments |
5 |
excellent written and spoken English; have completed RCM 200 (preferred, esp. if undergraduate student) |
|
GE 133 |
Tech. Comm. |
15 |
help session |
1 |
excellent written and spoken English |
|
GE 103 |
Intro to Engineering II |
40 |
Marking assignments |
6 |
excellent written and spoken English, familiarity with professional aspects of engineering |
|
GE 103 |
Intro to Engineering II |
6 |
help session |
2 |
excellent written and spoken English |
|
GE 143 |
Design II |
20 |
Marking Logbooks |
5 |
excellent written and spoken English |
|
PHYS 156 |
Electromagnetism and Waves for Engineering |
27 |
Help Session |
1 |
excellent knowledge of physics |
|
CHEM 146 |
General Chemistry for Engineering |
36 |
Help Session |
1 |
excellent knowledge of chemistry |
|
MATH 134 |
Engineering Mathematics II |
33 |
Help Session |
2 |
excellent knowledge of math |
|
GE 449 |
Engineering in Society |
50 |
Marking Assignments |
3 |
excellent written and spoken English, familiarity with professional aspects of engineering, registration as PEng or EIT an asset |
|
GE 183 |
Mechanics and Problem Analysis in Civil Geological and Environmental Engineering |
15 |
Help Session |
2 |
Knowledge of Civil and Structural Engineering, excellent written and spoken English |
|
GE 183 |
Mechanics and Problem Analysis in Civil Geological and Environmental Engineering |
20 |
Supervising and Marking Labs |
2 |
Knowledge of Civil and Structural Engineering, excellent written and spoken English |
|
GE 183 |
Mechanics and Problem Analysis in Civil Geological and Environmental Engineering |
30 |
Marking Assignments |
4 |
Knowledge of Civil and Structural Engineering |
To Apply:
Interested applicants must apply with this link https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/KQPPNC8
Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in-scope of PSAC.
Department: College of Engineering
Status: Casual
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay: Current rates of pay
Posted Date: 10/19/2026
Closing Date: 11/9/2026
Number of Openings: 12
Work Location: On Campus
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Responsibilities
Teaching assistants are responsible for preparing and delivering lectures, demonstrating course material, and marking assignments or labs. They also provide student consulting, invigilate exams, and assist with setting up experiments or field trips.
Requirements
Candidates should possess relevant academic backgrounds in engineering or related fields and demonstrate excellent written and spoken English. Experience with specific software like AutoCAD or Crowdmark and familiarity with professional engineering aspects are preferred.
Skills
- Process Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Lab Instruction
- Marking
- Technical Drawings
- AutoCAD
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Circuits
- Research
- Oral Communication
- Written English
- Professional Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
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- Education
- Engineering
- Science & Research
Keywords
- Teaching Assistant
- College of Engineering
- Process Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Research
- Engineering Mechanics
- Circuits
- AutoCAD
- Technical Communication
- Electromagnetism
- General Chemistry
- Engineering Mathematics
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Crowdmark
- CBA
- Lab Instruction
- Marking
- Help Session
- Graduate Student
- PSAC
- PEng
- EIT
- RCM 200
- Orthographics
- Dimensioning
- Logbooks
- Physics
- Mathematics