Fall 2020
Applications to TA for Fall 2020 are now closed. The deadline to submit an application was Friday, May 29, 2020.
A Teaching Assistant is a graduate student appointed to assist a Course Supervisor with the instruction and evaluation of students in a course. A teaching assistant works under the guidance and supervision of the Course Supervisor who is responsible for setting the course objectives, content and method of instruction as well as final grades and grading practices of the course.
The availability of Teaching Assistantships positions varies each term. TAship positions available for the Fall 2020 term:
- SOCI 210 Sociological Perspectives (2 positions at 180 hours each), Instructor: Peter McMahan
(Class Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday, 4:05pm-5:25pm - SOCI 211 Sociological Inquiry (2 positions at 180 hours each), Instructor: TBA
(Class Schedule: Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 4:35pm-5:25pm) - SOCI 212 International Migration (1 position at 180 hours each), Instructor: Thomas Soehl
- (Class Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday, 11:35am-12:55pm)
- SOCI 222 Urban Sociology (1 position at 180 hours each), Instructor: Jan Doering
(Class Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 11:35am-12:55pm) - SOCI 234 Population and Society (2 positions at 180 hours each), Instructor: Sarah Brauner-Otto
(Class Schedule: Monday-Wednesday, 1:05pm-2:25pm) - SOCI 235 Techology and Society (2 positions at 180 hours each), Instructor: Michael R Smith
(Class Schedule: Monday-Wednesday, 1:05pm-2:25pm) - SOCI 247 Family and Modern Society (1 position at 180 hours each), Instructor: Elaine Weiner
(Class Schedule: Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 1:35pm-2:25pm) - SOCI 250 Social Problems (2 positions at 180 hours each), Instructor: TBA
(Class Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday, 8:35am-9:55am) - SOCI 304 Sociology of the Welfare State (1 position at 180 hours each), Instructor: Axel van den Berg
(Class Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday, 2:35pm-3:55pm) - SOCI 309 Health and Illness (2 positions at 180 hours each), Instructor: Amélie Quesnel-Vallée
(Class Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday, 2:35pm-3:55pm) - SOCI 312 Sociology of Work and Industry (2 positions at 180 hours), Instructor: TBA
(Class Schedule: Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 8:35am-9:25am) - SOCI 335 Sociology of Aging and the Life Course (1 position at 180 hours), Instructor: Aniruddha Das
(Class Schedule: Monday-Wednesday-Friday, 8:35am-9:25am) - SOCI 350 Statistics in Social Research (2 positions at 180 hours each), Instructor: Luca Pesando
(Class Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday, 11:35am-12:55pm) - SOCI 370 Sociology: Gender and Development (1 position at 180 hours), Instructor: Poulami Roychowdhury
(Class Schedule: Monday-Wednesday, 2:35pm-3:55pm) - SOCI 375 Suspect Minorities in Canada (1 position at 180 hours), Instructor: Morton Weinfeld
(Class Schedule: Tuesday-Thursday, 4:05pm-5:25pm) - SOCI 420 Organizations (1 position at 180 hours), Instructor: Michael R Smith
(Class Schedule: Friday, 3:35pm-5:25pm) - SOCI 504 Quantitative Methods 1 (0.5 position at 90hours), Instructor: Shelley Clark
(Class Schedule: Friday, 12:35pm-2:25pm)
To apply, fill out and submit the online TA Application Form (see link at left). Deadline to apply May 29, 2020.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their own course schedule does not conflict with the teaching assistantship position they apply for.
NOTE: The department may not be able to fill all the positions advertised. Announcements are considered tentative, pending final determination of course offerings and subject to sufficient enrollment.
Teaching Assistantship Forms
If you are accepted for a TA position, you must complete the following forms and return them with your signed offer letter by email to graduate.sociology [at] mcgill.ca, or in person to the Student Affairs located in Leacock Building, room 712.
Personal Data Form (for new TAs only)
You must also complete the TA Workload Form, before the end of the add/drop period, with your assigned Professor and submit it to the Administrative Service Centre, Student Affairs, located in Leacock Building, room 712.
For any questions or concerns, please contact franca.cianci [at] mcgill.ca (Franca Cianci), Manager - Student Affairs (Departments of Anthropology / History and Classical Studies / Jewish Studies / Sociology).
Becoming a TA / Finding a TAship
Teaching assistantships vary from year to year. Information about available Teaching Assistantship positions is shared primarily in three ways:
- Department email to all graduate students
- Posting via Department website (see above)
- Posting on the CaPS website, which also lists summer and part-time research positions
Available positions for the Fall Term are posted in early May, and positions for the Winter Term are posted in October. Applications for these positions are usually due within a month of their posting.
AGSEM: McGill's Teaching Union
As a Teaching Assistant you automatically become a member of AGSEM, McGill's Teaching Union. AGSEM also represents exam invigilators, course lecturers and instructors. Visit the AGSEM website for more information.
SKILLSETS Teaching Resources
SKILLSETS is a centrally-managed program jointly hosted by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and McGill's Teaching and Learning Services. They develop and promote interdisciplinary professional development offerings for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. They host workshops and other events focused on teaching strategies and improvement. Visit the SKILLSETS website for more information about specific teaching resources.