Graduate Teaching Assistant - VCULT 101

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Appointment Type: Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
Hiring Unit: School of Critical and Creative Humanities
Course & Description: VCULT 101 - Art History & Visual Culture
Appointment dates: Jan-04-2027 to Apr-30-2027
Mode of delivery: In-Person
Anticipated Appointment Weight: 1.0
Academic Term: Winter 2027
Compensation: $51.53 / hour, plus 4% vacation pay

Application Deadline: November 26th at 11:59 PM

The School of Critical and Creative Humanities in the Faculty of Arts invites applications for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) appointments for the Winter 2027 term.

Education Requirements:
MA degree (or equivalent) in Art History, Visual Culture or a very closely related discipline. Demonstrated experience in teaching and/or grading at the university level. Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills. Familiarity with international and cross-cultural approaches to film analysis is an asset.

Skills Competencies Experience:
Excellent understanding of history, methodologies, and theories of art; experience in supporting survey art history of visual culture courses is an asset;  experience in visual analysis, experience in supporting student development of thinking and writing about art, art analysis, and contextual frameworks of art, experience in help with writing and communication in fine art, conducting tutorials. We seek a candidate with experience in supporting teaching of art history and visual culture at an undergraduate level, grading papers related to art history and visual culture, experience in conducting tutorials, the candidate will hold scheduled office hours for student support and guidance, assist the course instructor with grading assignments, exams, and other assessments; invigilate exams as required, support course screenings and help coordinate related in-person activities, perform administrative tasks as needed for course operations.

These appointments are based out of Ontario and are governed by the terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement between the University of Waterloo and CUPE Local 5524, Unit 1.

Additional information about course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate Academic Calendar and Graduate Academic Calendar. When available, course schedule information can be viewed through Quest.

How to Apply 

To be considered for available appointments, you must submit a single application through this posting by the application deadline listed above. Your application must include your current and previous degrees, a description of previous TA, Research Assistant (RA), or other relevant work experience, and your skills and competencies related to TA or RA work.

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