W2027 Academic Assistants - Economics

About Toronto Metropolitan

Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada's leader in innovative, career-focused education and a university clearly on the move. It is a distinctly urban university with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Toronto Metropolitan University has a mission to serve societal need and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community.

Guided by a bold Academic Plan, an ambitious research agenda, and a Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood, Toronto Metropolitan University is the most applied-to university in Ontario relative to available spaces, and its reputation with business and community leaders continues to rise.

We offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to 38,950 students, including 2,300 master's and PhD students, nearly 2,700 faculty and staff, and more than 170,000 alumni worldwide. Research at Toronto Metropolitan University is on a trajectory of success and growth: externally funded research has doubled in the past four years. The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education. The university's focus on innovation and entrepreneurship is represented most distinctly by the Digital Media Zone, a place for students to collaborate and bring their digital ideas to the marketplace.

Toronto Metropolitan University is reshaping the downtown core of Toronto with three new buildings: the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, the Toronto Metropolitan University Image Centre in the heart of campus, and a Student Learning Centre on Yonge Street. In addition, currently in progress is the development of a new multipurpose building, the Church Street development (CSD). This new building will be located just north of Dundas on Church Street and will be home to four academic health services programs, Toronto Met. University food services, administration, and a student residence.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Assistant duties may occur either virtually, in-person or a hybrid of both depending on the mode of delivery for the course.
Students may be required to hold office hours during the first week of exams.
Work includes, but is not limited to, the following: (breakdown % of duties will be at the discretion of the assigned course professor/supervisor):
1) Preparation for classes; preparation of written or audio-visual materials; revising and maintaining course related material.
2) Attending lectures.
3) Serving as tutor; leading discussions.
4) Coordinating/leading the work of others (e.g. other GAs/TAs).
5) Holding office hours
6) Consulting with students (including electronic consultation).
7) Assisting in the grading of tests, lab sets, essays and term papers. Proctoring in-class tests, midterms and quizzes.
8) Conferring with the Supervising Instructor; attending mandatory training provided by the Supervising Instructor.
9) Attending employer orientation workshops; attending mandatory employer training.
10) Performing invigilation duties for exams as required.
11) Monitoring discussion board posting and other digital software.
12) Providing academic and technical support during lectures (e.g., via Zoom or D2L).

65.00 Estimated Total Hours of Work*
*Actual number of assignments and working hours may vary at offer time dependent on department needs, qualifications and determined rate of pay.
*** Employees can work up to a maximum of 130 hours per semester or 390 hours per academic year. Employees
shall not be guaranteed work and when not on assignment they shall not receive any pay or payment in lieu of benefits.

Qualifications

Previous evaluation of performance as an Assistant at the University (if applicable).

Priority:
Enrolled in: 1st year Graduate Program in the Department of Economics and Toronto Metropolitan University.
Enrolled in 2nd or higher year Graduate Program in the Department of Economics and Toronto Metropolitan University.

Per A.11.2. of the CUPE3 Collective Agreement
(https://cupe3904.ca/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/SIGNED%20CUPE%203%20CA_FINAL%20VERSION_Dec%2019_2024_2.pdf) a
Posted Work procedure will follow should the above priority sequence does not fully meet the needs of the Department.

Note: The department reserves the right to hiring on underfill basis when necessary.

Salary & Compensation

September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027

Master - $52.45 per hour
PhD - $56.64 per hour

Additional Information

Orientation and Training

New Assistant hires (first time hires, not first time in a given Faculty) will attend a minimum of 1.5 hours mandatory paid orientation.
New Assistant hires (first time hires, not first time in a given Faculty) will be required to undertake mandatory online training which includes the following: Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), Workplace Violence Prevention and Response, Access to Information and Protection of Privacy, Environmental Health and Safety, and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
Assistants will be assigned four-hour windows to complete this training and these four hours will be included in their contracts.

*** Assistants will be expected to complete the online training prior to the commencement of their appointment but
no later than within two weeks after the start of their contract.

Payment for such training will be effective for New Assistant hires with contracts beginning in the applicable semester.