Department of Industrial Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

TA/Marker Job Openings

 

Teaching Assistant and Marker Positions

Department of Industrial Engineering

The following positions are open for the Winter Term, 2024/2025 (January-April). To apply, please mark 1, 2, or 3 after any position you are interested in. 1 implies high priority, 2 implies medium priority, and 3 implies low priority. A blank indicates you are not willing to accept that position.

You can choose as many 1s, 2s, and 3s as you want. You are also welcome to mark a 1 for the marker position for a course but leave the TA position blank or vice versa.

IMPORTANT: For TA Positions, applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab times (please check the academic timetable online here for lab dates and times.)

Definitions:

Teaching Assistant (TA): an employee hired for the hours indicated to assist an instructor in the presentation and delivery of a course, who is required to directly interact with students and whose duties include a combination of the following: tutoring, marking, demonstrating, monitoring labs, conducting discussion groups/tutorials, proctoring, field trips and assisting with online teaching and other duties of a similar nature.

Marker/Demonstrator: an hourly paid employee hired for the hours indicated to mark and/or grade the written work of students, whose duties include such tasks as marking tests and/or marking exams.

Available Positions:

Course descriptions are available online. Please note any course-specific qualifications before applying.

·   IENG 2201 – Modelling & Optimization for Engineers
Position: TA (1 x 65 hours); Marker (1 x 65 hours)
NEED: wide knowledge of Industrial Engineering models; must be competent in excel.

·   IENG 4432 – Simulation of Industrial Systems
Positions: TA (2 x 65 hours); Marker (1 x 65 hours)
NOTE: For TA positions, applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab and midterm/quiz times. Need to be an excellent programmer; must have deep knowledge of simulation software.

·   IENG 4443 – Quality Control & Reliability
Positions: TA (1 x 65 hours); Marker (2 x 65 hours)
NOTE: For TA positions, applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab and midterm/quiz times

·   IENG 4445 – Facilities Design
Positions: TA (2 x 65 hours); Marker (1 x 65 hours)
NOTE: For TA positions, applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab and midterm/quiz times

·   IENG 4454 – Design of Inventory Systems
Position: TA (2 x 65 hours) Marker (1 x 65 hours)

·   IENG 4544/IENG 6923 – Routing & Scheduling
Position: Marker (1 x 65 hours)

     IENG 4545 – Topics in Applied Analytics and IENG 6912 – Introduction to Operations Research
Position: Marker (1 x 65 hours)

·   IENG 4558 – Project Management & Control
Position: TA (1 x 65 hours); Marker (1 x 65 hours)

·   IENG 4565 – Lean Engineering
 Position: Marker (2 x 65 hours)

     IENG 4599 – Special Topics in Industrial Engineering I
Position: TA (1 x 65 hours)

·   IENG 8892 – Co-op Reader
Position: Marker (1 X 65 hours)
NOTE: Applicants MUST have experience of co-op and co-op report writing.

·   ENGI 2203 – Engineering Design II (IENG Section)
Position: TA (1 X 65 hours)
NOTE: Applicants MUST be available during the scheduled lab and midterm/quiz time

Required criteria:

  • Have completed this or a similar academic course with a high grade
  • Senior year undergraduate students can apply for 3000-level or below courses
  • Graduate students can apply for any of the courses
  • Enthusiasm for teaching and learning
  • Empathy for students
  • Precision in marking and giving technical advice
  • High proficiency in reading and writing in English
  • Work permit (for international students)

Optional criteria:

  • Have experience in teaching/teaching assistance/marking (previous experience as a TA will give priority, if qualified to TA a course)
  • Graduate-level course in a similar subject
  • Training in being a TA or Marker from the Center for Learning and Teaching

Instructions:

  • To apply, in the body of an email, please mark 1, 2, or 3 after any position you are interested in. 1 implies high priority, 2 implies medium priority, and 3 implies low priority. A blank indicates you are not willing to accept that position.
  • You can choose as many 1s, 2s, and 3s as you want. You are also welcome to mark a 1 for the marker position for a course but leave the TA position blank or vice versa.
  • Send a single pdf with CV and transcript to ieng@dal.ca – include your name in the file name.
  • Deadline: December 13, 2024 at 11:59am.

Notes:

  • Some jobs may be cancelled or reduced in hours if enrollment is too low; hours may be increased if enrollment exceeds expectations. Final decisions on cancellation/reduction/increase will occur by January 15.
  • Candidates are advised to seek training in Teaching Assistantship from CLT if they have not already done so.
  • TA’s will be required to invigilate quizzes and examinations.