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Teaching Assistants

There are approximately 35-40 teaching assistant positions available in each of the fall and winter terms in the History Department. If you expect to begin your graduate studies at McGill in September and would like to apply for a teaching assistantship, fall term TA positions are posted by March 15 (deadline to apply is mid-April), and winter term TA positions are posted by October 15 (deadline to apply is mid-November).

[International Students - important note: you must obtain a Canadian Social Insurance Number when you arrive in Montreal in order to take up a TAship (or other employment on campus). Please plan to provide your student visa information during your orientation with the graduate coordinator in the Department of History and Classical Studies so that a form can be completed for you to obtain your Social Insurance Number at a government office in Montreal.]


Teaching Assistantship - Position Posting

Summer 2012 - no positions available


Fall 2012 Term  -  will be posted by March 15, 2012


Winter 2013 Term  -  will be posted by October 15, 2012


For questions regarding TAships with the Department of History and Classical Studies, drop in to see or send an e-mail to:

Sylvia (Markhauser) Crawford
Student Affairs Advisor
Department of History and Classical Studies
Leacock 637
Telephone: 514-398-3065
or via sylvia [dot] markhauser [at] mcgill [dot] ca (Email)


Learning to Teach -
A Professional Development Workshop for Graduate Students

Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), and Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) host Learning to Teach: A Professional Develoment Workshop for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows at McGill. For information on when the next Workshop will take place, please visit the GPSO webpage: Skillsets


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