Additional Instructions For Faculty

to complete the OISE Teaching Assistantship (TA) Job Posting Form

What is your overall Graduate Program responsibility? (maximum 150 words)
State your role within the graduate program.  State whether you are a full-time faculty member, sessional instructor, etc.

Reasons for requesting a TA (maximum 150 words):
State the reason you believe you require a TA for your course.  

Size of Appointment (hours):
110 hours is required for a half TA position.  220 hours is required for a full TA position.

Please note: According to CUPE 3902, Unit 1, recent negotiations registered graduate students, are now granted 4th and 5th subsequent appointments at half the hours of their initial appointment. This also includes students in their 6^th year or later of their PhD program, for example:

1.  If the initial appointment is 220 hours, the 4th and 5^th subsequent appointment will be at 110 hours; OR

2.  If the initial appointment is 110 hours, the 4th and 5^th subsequent appointment will be at 55 hours.

Duties may include:
This section should include a description of the duties to be performed by the TA. The duties that are listed here will be the duties that are specified on the Description of Duties and Allocation of Hours Form that supervisors will be required to provide to the employee at the beginning of the term.

The duties can include training, preparation, contact, marking/grading, and other duties but cannot include duties that would be considered research work.

Qualifications:
List the special skills, interests and experiences that you expect from the employee.  These qualifications would be used to help select the best candidate for the position.