TA229038- Fall 2022-Portis/Hall Reading Room & Field Trips Portis/Hall Reading Room & Field Trips

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GSA-1, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
School of Fine Art and Music
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2022
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
Yes
Course Details
Course Number: 
Portis/Hall Reading Room & Field Trips
Course Name: 
Portis/Hall Reading Room & Field Trips
Course Format: 
Other
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
The GSA will be responsible for re-organizing the reading room in Blackwood Hall. This will involve organizing the space, shelving and furniture, and developing a system for categorizing the books donated to the MFA program by the families of late curator Ben Portis, and slide librarian Michael Hall. The GSA will be responsible for sorting through new donations and distributing publications that the reading room cannot use. The GSA may also be asked to attend class field trips as a supervisor, whan a faculty member is unable to ride the bus.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
NA
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: 
1
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
1
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Preparation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Other Duties (specify below)
Other Duties Described: 
organizing and categorizing books. Attending fieldtrips as needed
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
Applicants are required to have graduate level training and a working knowledge of Studio Art.
Preferred Qualifications: 
Registration in the Studio Art (MFA.SART) program during the Fall 2022 semester.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
To be discussed and arranged with supervisor.
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
September 6, 2022 to December 23, 2022
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GSA-1 $43.73/hr; $6125.96/semester effective 2022/23
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Posting Email Contact: 
sfameval@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Barbara Merrill on behalf of Nestor Kruger, MFA Graduate Coordinator: krugern@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).