The Faculty of Arts and Science, in conjunction with the Department of Geography and Planning, Gender Studies and Black Studies, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates interested in a Teaching Assistant position for IDIS 302 – “Race” and Racism.
IDIS 302 is an on-campus, winter term course. The lecture is scheduled for Tuesdays from 2:30 to 5:30, with one-hour tutorial sessions on Thursdays (9:30-10:30, 10:30-11:30, 11:30-12:30, 12:30-1:30).
Please complete the application:
Applications are due by 11:59 EST on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Review of completed applications will begin on July 13, 2026.
Teaching Assistantships will be assigned in accordance with Article 12.04 of the Collective Agreement (CA) between the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) on behalf of Graduate Teaching Assistants and Teaching Fellows and Queens University /facultyrelations/psac%20901-1/collective-agreements/MoAs/LoUs
Please ensure you become familiar with all aspects of the collective agreement, including Article 12.03, included below.
Collective Agreement Article 12: Appointment of Teaching Assistants
12.03 In the appointment to TAships within the Bargaining Unit, the Employer shall with respect to persons enrolled as students in the JD program and MD program, appoint TAships in accordance with Article 12.13; and, with respect to graduate students follow the five level preference system outlined below. No TAships shall be offered to candidates in Group B until the qualified candidates in Group A have been exhausted. No TAships shall be offered to candidates in Group C until the qualified candidates in Group B have been exhausted. No TAships shall be offered to candidates in Group D until the qualified candidates in Group C have been exhausted. TAships may only be offered to candidates in Group E when there remain no qualified candidates in any other Group.
(a) First Preference – Group A Is for qualified graduate students for whom the TAship has been granted as part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer registered as:
(i) students in a department or program or Faculty in which the TAship will be offered; or
(ii) students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources.
(b) Second Preference – Group B Is for qualified full-time graduate students for whom there is no funding commitment offered by the Employer and who are registered as:
(i) students in a department or program or Faculty in which the TAship will be offered; or
(ii)students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources.
(c) Third Preference – Group C Is for qualified graduate students for whom the TAship will not form part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer and who are registered as:
(i) student in a department or program or Faculty in which the TAship will be offered; or
(ii) students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources.
(d) Fourth Preference – Group D Is for qualified graduate students that have previously held a TAship or TFship for the Employer.
(e) Fifth Preference – Group E Is for qualified graduate students that have not met the criteria as set out in 12.04 A, B, C, or D.