TA53613- Fall 2017-HK*3600 Applied Human Kinetics I

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2017
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
Yes
Course Details
Course Number: 
HK*3600
Course Name: 
Applied Human Kinetics I
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
125
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 0.5 (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: 
6
Total Number (Load) of Assignment(s) Available: 
6
Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Preparation
Student Consultation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties Described: 
****Three or four GTA positions will require 140 hours of work in the first half of the course (physiology and three or four GTA positions will commit 140 hours of work in the second half of the course (neurophysiology and biomechanics)
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
The ability to competently supervise undergraduate students who complete laboratory exercises in the various branches of applied human biology. It also includes the ability to prepare and take down lab equipment and supplies, laboratory preparation and take down, marking lab reports and lab tutoring. Prior to the laboratory exam, the midterm and the final, individuals will offer tutorial time, and will spend time on exams administration.
Preferred Qualifications: 
Skills are required to supervise students and troubleshoot their technical difficulties in the basics of the areas of human neurophysiology and electrocardiography, human biomechanics, human whole body metabolic physiology, body composition, field studies of metabolic work and the Canadian Test of Physical Fitness. Individuals will start with at least a strong proportion of these skills. Competent individuals will be allowed to learn the remaining preparation as part of their personal professional preparation to teach the lab sections of the course.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
TBA
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
September 5, 2017 to December 22, 2017
Wage Rate (per hour, per semester, per Full-load 1.0 Work Assignment): 
GTA $41.68/hr; $5,837.78/semester effective 2017/18
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Posting Email Contact: 
hhnseval@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
For further information, please contact Anne Lovett-Hutchinson, 519-824-4120 ext. 56171 or alovett@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 reside 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).