Teaching Assistant Intern - Business Communication Skills

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location where work is to be performed:

Main Campus

Session:

2027 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver

Faculty:

École de gestion Telfer / Telfer School of Management

Unit:

Telfer School of Management_Students and Casuals

Job Classification:

Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Cours précis / Specific course

Course Title:

Business Communication Skills

Course Code:

ADM2381

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Matthew Archibald

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/10/19

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/10/31

Description of tasks (hours):

Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.

Recherche / Research:0Préparation / Preparation:0Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:38Correction - Notation / Grading:25Surveillance / Proctoring:0Formation / Training:0Autre / Other:0

Number of positions:

12

Expected Enrolment:

n/a

Work Start Date:

January 04, 2027

Work End Date:

April 30, 2027

Total Work Hours:

61

Hourly Rate:

AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $50.25 (2024-2025)

Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.

These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay.

Method of Delivery:

In person

Language of Work:

Anglais | English

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Nature of Work

Conducting Seminars, which includes evaluating presentations by each student

and providing written feedback to each student on each presentation within one week;

All marking of written assignments;

Attending and participating in Teaching Assistant meetings;

Conducting a computer skills Seminar with all ADM 2381 students instructing them in the effective use of Microsoft’s PowerPoint software;

Maintaining weekly office hours (approximately 1hr per week) in the ADM 2381 T.A. Office for 10 weeks during the semester;

Attending final exam presentations at the end of the semester, evaluating each presenter,

and providing feedback to the course Professor; this will involve ten (10) hours of work.

Minimum qualifications 

Minimum C.G.P.A. of 8.0;

Minimum grade of A- in ADM2381 or its equivalent, and minimum grade of A- in ENG1131 (Business English) or equivalent:

Understanding or/and experience with business presentation format and guidelines for making effective business presentations;

A good knowledge of general business subjects:

Ability to conduct a Seminar in a professional manner;

Demonstrated written and verbal English language skills;

Thorough and proven working knowledge of Microsoft’s PowerPoint software program;

Experience with online course delivery considered an asset

Experience with online videoconferencing environment considered an asset (ex. Microsoft Teams)

Comments

Preference will be given to higher grades;

Preference will be given to candidates who have previously been teaching assistants or markers for this course

Preference will be given to candidates enrolled in Telfer programs

Irregular schedule, to be announced

Candidates on short list will be interviewed by course Professor including a 5 minutes business presentation

using PowerPoint software and School of Management presentation guidelines.

Please note that the amount of position could be increased depending on the amount of registration.

The posted hours could also be increased by 10% to 30% due to registration.

Please note, you will be required to have access to a computer, internet, microphone and webcam.

Contract hours may be reallocated among different tasks, which the professor may adjust over the course of the semester.

Must be located in Ottawa for the entire duration of the course (with the exception of official University holidays), including through the grading of the final exam and calculation of final grades by the professor.

Please note that the method of teaching or working may change due to health or other reasons.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.

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