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Job Opportunities
Employment requirements are established by each individual academic unit head/program.
Qualifications, expectations, and duties may vary from course to course and department to department. Contact your academic unit head for more information about assistantships.
Available Opportunities
Full-time Laurier Graduate Students who are not already employed as Graduate Teaching Assistants and who have the appropriate disciplinary expertise, may apply for available GTA positions. GTA contracts may be for 65 or 130 hours only.
Your employment supervisor will outline the responsibilities (including deadlines) by completing a Graduate Teaching Assistant Job Responsibilities (GTAJRF). If you require a workplace accommodation, contact healthandabilities@wlu.ca.
Interested in working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant?
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) opportunities may be available. Full-time graduate students not already holding a GTA contract may be eligible to apply.
Available positions are posted for 5 business days. Click on any available position(s) posted below to learn more about the requirements and how to apply.
Faculty of Social Work
Term: Fall 2025
Total hours: 130-hour GTA
Posted on: September 3, 2025
Applications accepted until: September 9, 2025
Course Summary:
The emphasis of this course is on the use of self as it relates to the direct practice experience of the student. The overall objective is to enhance self-awareness and interpersonal skills that are related to the conscious use of self in social work practice. A focus on self-reflective awareness will include an examination of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that arise in practice interactions, including how these are influenced by personal history, social location and attitudes toward issues of diversity and difference (e.g., race/ethnicity, culture, gender, religion, class, sexual orientation and disability).
Position Summary: GTAs will be required to undertake the following tasks:
Required Duties:- Preparation of readings/revisions of course materials,
- Holding of office hours and meeting with students,
- Communicating with students via email, monitoring online discussion posts,
- Grading
The total weekly commitment will be an average of 10 hours per week, with the exact number depending on the tasks assigned.
Qualifications: To be considered a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), you must be enrolled as a full-time graduate student.
Required:
- PhD level student
Application Requirements: Applications can be emailed directly to aelkchirid@wlu.ca. Applicants should send a cover letter, including a statement about their suitability for the position and what they can bring to the course, along with a current resume.