TA101920- Winter 2019-DTM*2000 Turfgrass Management I

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Plant Agriculture
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2019
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: 
DTM*2000
Course Name: 
Turfgrass Management I
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
This course covers the use of turfgrass for home lawns, industrial sites, roadsides, athletic fields, municipal sites, golf courses and reclamation of land. Growth and development of turfgrasses, identification and characteristics of turfgrass species and cultivars, climatic and edaphic adaptation, turfgrass mixtures and blends and their uses, establishment techniques, and primary cultural management practices including mowing, fertilization, and irrigation will be studied.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
25
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 0.5 (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: 
Orientation-Training
Preparation
Student Consultation
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Grading
Other Duties Described: 
Conducting course evaluations in courses other than the one in which you hold a GTA position.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
Plant biology background
Preferred Qualifications: 
Experience in turfgrass science and agronomy
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Lectures are Monday, Wednesday 11:30-12:20; Labs are Tuesday 8:30-11:20
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
January 7, 2019 to April 22, 2019
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GTA $42.31/hr; $5,925.35/semester effective 2018/19
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Posting Email Contact: 
papost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Mike Van Beek is the instructor for the course. Applications will be accepted by the Graduate Program Administrator in Plant Agriculture

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