TA356118- Winter 2026-POPM*6540 Environmental Public Health

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Population Medicine
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2026
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
N/A
Course Details
Course Number: 
POPM*6540
Course Name: 
Environmental Public Health
Course Format: 
Other
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
Blended (Face to Face and synchronous recording of all components) The use of AI to perform job responsibilities must be directed by or approved beforehand in writing by the supervisor or course instructor
Projected Class Enrolment: 
35
Level of Appointment for GTA, GSA-1 UTA(s)
The following is an estimate of number and levels of available appointments at the time of posting. This may change (increase or decrease) at the time of assignment contingent on departmental needs.
This Posting includes Multiple Work Assignments: 
No
Number of Available 0.25 (35 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
Number of Available 0.5 (70 hour) Work Assignments: 
1
Number of Available 0.75 (105 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
Number of Available Full 1.0 (140 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
1
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Student Consultation
Attending Lectures
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Grading
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
The applicant must be a current graduate student in OVC and should have strong familiarity and experience with public health, including topics related to environmental public health, through work experience and/or coursework. The successful applicant will have strong, demonstrable skills in oral and written communication, collaboration with faculty members, time management, and self-organization. The applicant will have demonstrated how they are reliable, fair, and collegial with a strong work ethic.
Preferred Qualifications: 
Prior teaching experience through TAship(s), tutoring, coaching, or other relevant activities is preferred.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Tuesday/Thursday, 11:30-12:50
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
January 2, 2026 to April 28, 2026
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GTA $49.43/hr; $6,924.98/semester effective 2025/26
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
ovcsas.tasessional@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
ovc.popm@uoguelph.ca

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.

Teaching Assistant work assignments are unionized with CUPE 3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 1 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

The use of AI to perform job responsibilities must be directed by or approved beforehand in writing by the supervisor or course instructor.