TA90490- Fall 2018-FARE*3030 The Firm and Markets

Teaching Assistant Work Assignment
Posting Details
Type of Work Assignment and Bargaining Unit: 
GTA, Unit 1
Academic Unit: 
Food Agriculture and Resource Economics
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2018
This Work Assignment(s) may be assigned to fulfill the terms and conditions of a guaranteed Job Security Period: 
Yes
Course Details
Course Number: 
FARE*3030
Course Name: 
The Firm and Markets
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
55
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
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Attending Lectures
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Qualifications
Required Qualifications: 
The GTA is expected to have completed coursework in intermediate microeconomics and introduction to econometrics. Proficiency in Excel is preferred but not required. The GTA is required to attend lectures, assist students in weekly lab sections, have brief weekly prep meetings for lab sessions, grade in-class exercises (approximately every other class), grade 3-4 problem sets, grade one midterm and one final (jointly with the instructor), and hold regular office hours (2 hours per week). The GTA will be required to complete the Accessible Service Provision and Making Education Accessible (on-line) courses if not completed previously.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Class is held on Monday and Wednesday, 8:30-9:50 am. The lab is held on Friday, 1:30-2:20 pm.
Period of the Work Assignment (Start Date and End Date): 
September 4, 2018 to December 21, 2018
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): 
Friday, July 27, 2018
Posting Email Contact: 
farejobs@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Debbie Harkies, Dept. of FARE, JD MacLachlan Building, email: dharkies@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).