Careers
Limited Terms
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Sessional Instructors
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Teaching Assistants
The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 Studies requires the following Teaching Assistant Positions:
GSWS TA Postings for Fall 2025:
Course |
Location |
Positions |
Approximate Base Units* |
GSWS 100 |
Online |
Four teaching assistants |
5.0 |
GSWS 103 |
Blended |
One teaching assistant |
6.0 |
Wages are paid on a salaried basis and defined in terms of Base Units (Bus) which include 4% vacation pay.
One BU corresponds to a maximum of 42 hours of work (less 1.1 hours for statutory holiday compensation).
The dollar value per BU varies depending on your status as a student; all values are effective May 1, 2024:
Salary per BU $1,242, Scholarship per BU $190 (GTA 1), $420 (GTA 2).
Projected compensation: 5 BU for GTA 1 $7160, for GTA 2 $8310
Deadline for application: to gswssec@sfu.ca is
Monday, Monday, July 7, 2025; 4:00 pm
Resources for Sessionals/TAs/TMs
- Human Resources:
- Graduate Student Society:
- Medical Insurance information for Graduate Student TAs (explains how the benefit plans can work with each other)
- Teaching Resources:
- Graduate Studies:
- Data Security Standard: Guidelines to help the University Community surrounding the appropriate handling and storage of different types of data.
Policies
Equity
The University is committed to the principle of equity in employment. (See Policy GP 19.)
Privacy
The information submitted with your application is collected under the authority of the University Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c.468, s. 27(4)(a)), applicable federal and provincial employment regulations and requirements, the University's non-academic employment policies and applicable collective agreements.
The information is related directly to and needed by the University to initiate the employment application process. The information will be used to contact references supplied by you, evaluate your qualifications and complete the employment process by making a hiring decision. Applicant information may also be disclosed to the Teaching Support Staff Union in accordance with Article XIII F.3.1.b of the Collective Agreement.
If you have any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of this information please contact the Associate VP, Human Resources, 大象传媒, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6. Telephone 778-782-3237.