TA122153- Fall 2019-DTM*3000 Turf Management II

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): 
Fall 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*3000
Course Name: 
Turf Management II
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
24
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
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Attending Lectures
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Supervising Field Trips
Grading
Other Duties (specify below)
Other Duties Described: 
Conducting Course Evaluations in a course other than the one in which you are a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Post and manage courselink. Supervise HORT*2450 labs at 12:30 on Monday and preparations for both lab sections.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
Background in chemistry of basic plant nutrition and soils, knowledge of weeds and herbicides. Turfgrass experience.
Preferred Qualifications: 
Grazing systems experience, soil ecology
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
LEC Tuesday, Thursday 10:00AM - 11:20AM LAB Monday 12:30PM-2:30PM, 02:30PM - 04:20PM
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
September 5, 2019 to November 29, 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): 
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Posting Email Contact: 
papost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Dr. Eric Lyons is the instructor of the course

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