Teaching Assistant - AGRI 340

Job title: Teaching Assistant - AGRI 340

Hiring Unit: Plant Science

Course Title: Principles of Ecological Agriculture

Course Code: AGRI 340 001

Estimated Number of Positions: 1

Total Hours of Work per Term: 39

Hiring Unit: Plant Science

Course Title and Course Number: AGRI 340

Estimated Number of Positions: 1

Total Hours of Work per Term: 45

Position Summary: Correcting assignments/lab reports; helping students in the greenhouse; setting up experiments in the greenhouse and soils labs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of plants, soils, ecological agriculture.

• Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

• McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

• Please note that Teaching Assistants will be required on campus to perform their tasks in person. Should anything prohibit in-person teaching activities, courses will migrate to remote teaching. In the event of such a change, Teaching Assistants will be advised as soon as possible. Teaching Assistants may be required to perform tasks suited to a remote/online teaching environment using a virtual learning platform [e.g., Zoom, WebEx] and the McGill myCourses learning management system.

• Teaching Assistants must be available to work the entire contract period. When applying for the positions below, please first consult the up-to-date Winter 2026 McGill class schedule on Minerva to avoid any conflicts.

• This position is located in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec and you are expected to perform the work for this position in Quebec.

Hourly Salary:

• $38.46

Position Start Date:

• 2027-01-05

Position End Date:

• 2027-04-30

Deadline to Apply:

• 2026-11-10

• McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, the proper office.