Tales from the outer solar system
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TA Opportunities for Spring 2012
Job Posting Form
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Posted on July 21, 2011
Spring (S) Session (January-April, 2012) Applications due August 19, 2011
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Course Number and Title |
Course Enrolment (est.) |
Number of Positions (est.) |
Size of Appointment (hours) |
Dates of Appointments |
Qualifications (for ALL courses) |
Duties (for ALL courses) |
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AST121H1 S
AST201H1 S
AST222H1 S
AST251H1 S
AST320H1 S
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100
1350
65
350
40 |
3
22
2
7
1
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70
70
70
70
70 / 35
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Jan.1-Apr.30/12
Jan.1-Apr.30/12
Jan.1-Apr.30/12
Jan.1-Apr.30/12
Jan.1-Apr.30/12
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University level background in astronomy. Preference will be given to applicants with an interest and aptitude in teaching astronomy. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto.
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Specific duties will be assigned by the course instructors but normally involve leading tutorial sections, marking of tests and assignments, office hours for counselling and in some cases conducting observing sessions.
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NOTES:
1. Department Standards and Policies are available in the Department office and in the CUPE, Local 3902 office.
2. The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Although a graduate student’s preference as to the campus location of his/her TA appointment will be taken into account,
both the initial TA appointment (or CI appointment) and the subsequent appointment obligation related to that appointment
may be met through position(s) on any one of the three University of Toronto campuses (UTM, UTSC or St. George) in
courses in the same discipline as the initial appointment. TAs will only be assigned to courses in fields in which they are or
should be qualified to assist.
Applications should be forwarded to: Professor M. van Kerkwijk, Associate Chair, Undergraduate, Department of Astronomy
and Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario. M5S 3H4
