Job: GG101 Instructional Assistant

Geography and Environmental Studies
2021/2022 GG101 Instructional Assistant Marking Positions

The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies invites applications for instructional assistants for the Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 terms in GG101: Introduction to Physical Geography. The course in the Fall term will be remotely offered, it is anticipated that the course will be offered in person in the Winter term.

Duties: Instructional Assistants (IA’s) are responsible for marking lab assignments as directed by the GG101 Lab Coordinator in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies. Other responsibilities may include preparation, marks database management, weekly meetings with the Lab Coordinator, and marking of exams. The Instructional Assistant is provided a marking guide with minimal discretion in grading.

The usual time commitment is 10 hours per week. However, some weeks IA’s may be required to work more (or less) than 10 hours per week because of time-sensitive course requirements in marking of lab assignments, midterms, or final exams.

In the Fall term remote offering, all marking will be completed using the MyLS Dropbox and meetings will be held remotely via Zoom Meetings.

If the Winter term is offered in person, then paper copies of the lab assignments are submitted by the GG101 students for marking and IA’s mark the assignments on campus in a designated room where the assignment files are secured. Meetings between the IA’s and the Lab Coordinator may then also be done in person on campus.

Qualifications: Qualified applicants must be registered in a program within the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies or a related discipline. We invite applications from 3rd and 4th year undergraduates. Only if there are no Laurier students who meet the qualifications of the position will a non-Laurier student be considered.

Compensation: $18.50/hr as per marking-only rates.

Application Process: Applicants should submit a Letter of Interest which expresses the applicant's suitability for the position, accompanied by any supporting material and an unofficial copy of their LORIS transcript. Please include a schedule of availability for the Fall 2021 term. Applications should be sent by e-mail, indicating the position being applied for in the subject line.

Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority.

Please forward your application to:
Katherine McLeod
Physical Geography Lab Coordinator
Geography and Environmental Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
kmcleod@wlu.ca

Deadline for applications: Wednesday September 15th by 4:30pm