TA336502- Fall 2025-HIST*2450*01 The Practising Historian

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
History
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2025
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
Some
Course Details
Course Number: 
HIST*2450*01
Course Name: 
The Practising Historian
Course Format: 
In-Person
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
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Projected Class Enrolment: 
132
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: 
Yes
Number of Available 0.25 (35 hour) Work Assignments: 
0
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: 
3
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
3
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
Grading
Other Duties (specify below)
Other Duties Described: 
AS PART OF THE ORIENTATION PROCESS, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE TWO ONLINE COURSES RELATED TO ACCESSIBILITY AND ONE WORKER HEALTH & SAFETY ONLINE COURSE. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE FORTHCOMING IN A SEPARATE EMAIL FROM THE ADMIN ASSISTANT.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE A COVER LETTER WHICH PROVIDES A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF EACH REQUIRED AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATION IN ADDITION TO THEIR RESUME. 1) must be currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral degree program in History or a closely related field 2) substantive knowledge of course content, demonstrated by undergraduate or graduate coursework in history.
Preferred Qualifications: 
Enrollment in MA or PhD in programme in History.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
LECTURES: M/W 11:30am-12:20 PM. Attendance as required in consultation with the instructor. Each GTA will be required to lead a number of seminar groups. The seminar times are as followed: SEMINARS: M 1:30 PM - 1:20 PM, M 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM, M 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM, T 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, T 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM, W 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM, W 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
September 2, 2025 to December 19, 2025
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, August 5, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
histapps@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Matthew Hayday Chair, History mhayday@uoguelph.ca

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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).

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