Teaching Assistants EPSC

Teaching Assistants EPSC

Requirements

• Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University.
• Knowledge of the course subject and material.
• Must be organized and approachable.
• Ability to work directly with a diverse range of people.
• B.Sc. degree.
• Familiarity with physical properties used for macroscopic mineral identification.
• Experienced in transmitted-light polarizing microscopy (birefringence, optical figures used in mineral identification).
• Must have demonstrated knowledge in equilibrium thermodynamics and kinetics applied to high- and low-temperature geological systems as covered in chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9, in the book Geochemistry by W.M. White and published by Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, in 2013.
• Must have at least basic knowledge of Matlab.
• Basic geology background (BSc Geology).
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of introductory geology.
• Familiarity with the geological time scale and Earth and life history.
• Basic field geology skills such as how to use a Brunton compass, how to read a map.
• Entry-level Geology knowledge.
• Have a degree in Earth Sciences or similar fields.
• Knowledge of solid Earth geophysics, including basic theories of geophysical methods and their applications.
• Knowledge of Matlab or an equivalent computing language.
• Proficiency in basic statistical methods.
• Knowledge of linear algebra and a high-level programming language.
• Have a working knowledge of using a petrographic microscope.
• Have taken an undergraduate course in geochemistry and an upper-level undergraduate or graduate course in igneous petrology that includes petrography.
• Basic knowledge of isotope geochemistry.

Responsibilities

• Attend lectures as required and give occasional lectures.
• Maintain office hours.
• Keep tutorial hours.
• Prepare and mark assignments.
• Assist in preparing, setting, and marking midterms and final exams.
• Invigilation of midterm exams.
• Work with a group of students, serving as their mentor.
• Logistics for assignments (recording grades, returning assignments).
• Set up material (specimens, microscopes) for weekly lab exercises.
• Return teaching material to storage after labs.
• Answer student questions during laboratory exercises.
• Grade lab reports and provide feedback via MyCourses.
• Prepares course material (including laboratory preparation, if applicable).
• Performs grading and maintains grading records.
• Assists with tutoring in and out of the lab.
• Lead lab demonstrations.
• Grade.
• Hold office hours.
• Answer student questions.
• Invigilate exams.
• Assist the course lecturer.
• Participate in short field trips within the Montreal area.
• The TA will hold weekly office hours.
• Respond to student questions.
• Lead tutorial sessions.
• Grade homework assignments.
• Assist the course instructor with course logistics.
• Prepare course material (including laboratory preparation, if applicable).
• Aiding students during the laboratory (in-person presence required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to read French is desirable.
• Background in identifying and describing igneous rocks preferred.