TA203091- Winter 2022-FOOD*3040 Food Chemistry II

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Food Science
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2022
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
Some
Course Details
Course Number: 
FOOD*3040
Course Name: 
Food Chemistry II
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
50
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: 
0
Number of Available 0.75 (105 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
Number of Available Full 1.0 (140 hour) Work Assignments: 
2
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
2
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Preparation
Student Consultation
Attending Lectures
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Meetings
Grading
Other Duties Described: 
(i) Pretesting (checking lab manuals, running experiments prior to lab sessions to confirm that the samples and instruments behave the way we expect it to); Preparing (checking on chemicals and materials, purchase of food for analysis, getting to lab prior to session to ensure all material is present, clean and available to be used by students); Running lab sessions (guiding students through activities and data collection - instructor will do the lab introduction and grade the lab introductions prepared by the students) (ii) Grading of lab reports (iii) Consulting of students
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
B.Sc., training/experience in food chemistry
Preferred Qualifications: 
M.Sc. in Food Science, Graduate training in food chemistry
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
LEC Mon, Wed 11:30AM - 12:50PM LAB Fri 11:30AM - 02:20PM Thur 02:30PM - 05:20PM Lab sessions run on Thursdays and Fridays, lab preparation will happen in beginning of the week
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
January 6, 2022 to May 2, 2022
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GTA $42.94/hr; $6014.68/semester effective 2021/22
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Posting Email Contact: 
fseval@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Tricia Townsend, Academic Programs Assistant fsgrdsec@uoguelph.ca
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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).