Teaching Assistant - Civil Engineering - Winter 2027
- On-site
- Posted Oct 7, 2026
- 1 position
$38 / hour
- Employment type
- Temporary, Part-time
- Experience level
- Entry, Junior · 0+ years
- Minimum education
- Master’s degree
- Apply by
- Oct 20, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
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Expired Oct 20, 2026
Original job posting
The Teaching Assistant will assist in developing and managing course content while leading laboratory and tutorial sessions. Additional duties include grading assignments and tests, as well as invigilating mid-terms and other examinations.
Job details
Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). Immigration Stipulation (Obligatory for non-Canadian candidates without permanent residency who will reside in Canada only): In accordance with Canadian and Quebec law, the present offer is conditional upon your obtaining the appropriate work authorization from any or all of the following as applicable: Citizenship & Immigration Canada, Immigration Quebec and Employment & Social Development Canada (ESDC). Hiring Unit: Civil Engineering Position Summary: Duties include, but not limited to, the following: -Assist in developing and managing course content -Leading laboratory and tutorial sessions -Grading assignments and tests -Invigilation of mid-terms and other tests Qualifications: Positions only available to McGill graduate students. Must have successfully completed the course or equivalent. Posting Date: 05/10/2026 Deadline to Apply: 19/10/2026 Course Number and Title: CIVE 202 Construction Materials CIVE 205 Statics CIVE 206 Dynamics CIVE 207 Solid Mechanics CIVE 219 Introduction to Design in Civil Engineering. CIVE 224 Sustainability in Civil Engineering Practice. CIVE 225 Environmental Engineering CIVE 302 Probabilistic Systems CIVE 318 Structural Engineering 2 CIVE 319 Transportation Engineering CIVE 324 Sustainable Project Management CIVE 327 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics CIVE 416 Geotechnical Engineering CIVE 460 Matrix Structural Analysis CIVE 463 Design of Concrete Structures. CIVE 512 Advanced Civil Engineering Materials. CIVE 520 Groundwater Hydrology CIVE 542 Transportation Network Analysis. CIVE 543 System Dynamics for Civil and Environmental Engineering CIVE 545 Life Cycle Assessment and the Circular Economy CIVE 555 Environmental Data Analysis CIVE 570 Solar Driven Environmental Processes and Technologies Use this application form to apply to any of the positions currently being posted. Please indicate your top three choices. You may also list your ranked top choices of courses for the Winter 2026 semester by uploading the completed TA application form to your application in Workday: https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/files/hr/1_-_graduate_student_application_for_ta_-_english_-_jan_2021_-_fillable.pdf Estimated Number of Positions: 54 Total Hours of Work per Term: 52 -78 Hourly Salary: $38.46 or according to the collective agreement Position Start Date: 05/01/2026 Position End Date: 23/04/2026 McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its community and values academic rigour and excellence. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. At McGill, research that reflects diverse intellectual traditions, methodologies, and modes of dissemination and translation is valued and encouraged. Candidates are invited to demonstrate their research impact both within and across academic disciplines and in other sectors, such as government, communities, or industry. McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal any leave that affected productivity, or that may have had an effect on their career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable assessment of the candidate’s record. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated equity groups to self-identify. It further seeks to ensure the equitable treatment and full inclusion of persons with disabilities by striving for the implementation of universal design principles transversally, across all facets of the University community, and through accommodation policies and procedures. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
What you’ll do
The Teaching Assistant will assist in developing and managing course content while leading laboratory and tutorial sessions. Additional duties include grading assignments and tests, as well as invigilating mid-terms and other examinations.
Requirements
Applicants must be current McGill graduate students. Candidates are required to have successfully completed the specific course or an equivalent subject.
Listed skills
- Data analysis · Preferred
- Project management · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Course content management
- Laboratory instruction
- Tutorial facilitation
- Grading
- Invigilation
- Civil engineering
- Structural engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Fluid mechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Sustainability
- Transportation engineering
- Project management
- Data analysis
- Employment Equity
- Environmental Data Analysis
- Circular Economy
- Groundwater Hydrology
- Engineering Statics
- Research
- Network Analysis
- Civil Engineering
- Disabilities
- English Language
- Environmental Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Hydraulics
- Universal Design
- Project Management
- Social Development
- Solid Mechanics
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Engineering
- System Dynamics
- Transport Engineering
- Life Cycle Assessment
Job areas
- Education
- Engineering
- Environmental & Sustainability
- Science & Research
- Civil Engineering Assistant
- Teacher Assistant
- Teachers' Aides
- Teaching Assistants, All Other
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
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