Spring Teaching Assistant and Academic Assistant positions are available for ENIN 240 (Online) and ENIN 204 (Online). The deadline to apply is March 4th 2025.
Posting date: February 21 2025
Closing date: March 4 2025
Graduate students are invited to apply for a Teaching Assistantship in the following courses for spring 2025. TAships are filled according to Group Preferences set out in the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada and remuneration is set according to the Collective Agreement.
Spring term appointments are for the period May 1 2025 to June 30 2025.
Courses
ENIN 240 Explorations in Creativity, ONLINE through Arts and Science Online, multiple positions available, approximately 63 hours each (Instructor: Sidneyeve Matrix)
Students will examine four aspects of creativity – the creative person, process, product, and press – to increase the degree to which they recognize and nurture their own creative potential. Supported by interdisciplinary research and theory, students will assess the increasing importance of creativity skills in the 21st century. Through interactive lectures, experiential learning activities, written assignments and e-presentations, students will explore and execute on a range of foundational concepts in creativity studies. In the process learners will expand and enhance their creative capacities & confidence!
The course will include a range of creativity exercises and methods for helping to generate new ideas through “left and right brain” thinking. By practicing divergent and convergent ideation methods, students will learn how to combine, critique, and improve on their ideas. The assignments are designed to teach students how to communicate about creative concepts online and face-to-face through digital platforms and information design tools, to procure deliverables including slide presentations, multimedia stories, and visual research compositions.
Responsibilities include: leading discussions, grading exams and assignments, consulting with students
Additional Requirements for Online Courses: Course taught online may require some training and preparation before the start of the course. Candidates must be prepared to work outside the regular 9-5 work week and have access to the internet and a computer that meets minimum requirements. Experience with learning management systems (eg onQ) and videoconferencing software (e.g. Zoom or Adobe Connect) would be an asset.
ENIN 204 Publicity and Media Relations, ONLINE through Arts and Science Online, multiple positions available, approximately 63 hours each (Instructor: Sidneyeve Matrix)
In the media saturated world that we live in today, it is more important than ever to be adaptable and to effectively communicate with your customers and key stakeholders to help them understand your story. Public relations is one of the best ways to share information that influences behavior and shape public opinion. It is also a great way to get recognized, build loyalty, and encourage advocacy, and that's what this course is all about. Throughout the course reading materials will be supplemented by practical assignments based on everyday case studies from companies such as lululemon, Burger King, Google, Apple and others. The focus is on a 'learning-by doing' approach that will encourage you to think critically about current events and how they relate to public relations practices. So if you have an interest in how organizations, companies, celebrities and others get their message out, and build relationship with their audiences, then this course if for you.
Responsibilities include: leading discussions, grading exams and assignments, consulting with students
Additional Requirements for Online Courses: Course taught online may require some training and preparation before the start of the course. Candidates must be prepared to work outside the regular 9-5 work week and have access to the internet and a computer that meets minimum requirements. Experience with learning management systems (eg onQ) and videoconferencing software (e.g. Zoom or Adobe Connect) would be an asset.
Group Preferences
Teaching Assistantships are filled according to Group Preferences set out in the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC 901 http://psac901.org).
First Preference – Group A
Is for qualified graduate students registered as:
I. students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
II. students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and for whom the TAship has been granted as part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer.
Second Preference – Group B
Is for qualified graduate students registered as:
I. students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
II. students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and who are in their first unfunded year of their graduate studies program.
Third Preference – Group C
Is for qualified graduate students registered as:
I. students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
II. students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and for whom
III. the TAship will not form part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer; or
IV. there is currently no funding commitment provide by the Employer.
Fourth Preference – Group D
Is for qualified graduate students that have previously held a TAship or TFship for the Employer.
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
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications are being accepted immediately and are due no later than Tuesday March 4th, 2025.
Please ensure you indicate in your email AND letter which applicant group you are in. Submit the following to Julia Stroud at jobs.danschool@queensu.ca.
- A cover letter and curriculum vitae outlining academic accomplishments
- Unofficial transcript
The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during this process, please contact: Julia Stroud, Department Manager, jobs.danschool@queensu.ca.
Posting date: February 21 2025
Closing date: March 4 2025
Qualified applicants are invited to apply for an Academic Assistant role in the following courses for spring 2025. Academic Assistants are filled according to the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University and USW Local 2010, Unit 01.
Spring term appointments are for the period May 1 – June 30 2025.
Remuneration:
The rate of pay for Academic Assistant positions is $29.91+7% in lieu of benefits and vacation.
Courses
Students will examine four aspects of creativity – the creative person, process, product, and press – to increase the degree to which they recognize and nurture their own creative potential. Supported by interdisciplinary research and theory, students will assess the increasing importance of creativity skills in the 21st century. Through interactive lectures, experiential learning activities, written assignments and e-presentations, students will explore and execute on a range of foundational concepts in creativity studies. In the process learners will expand and enhance their creative capacities & confidence!
The course will include a range of creativity exercises and methods for helping to generate new ideas through “left and right brain” thinking. By practicing divergent and convergent ideation methods, students will learn how to combine, critique, and improve on their ideas. The assignments are designed to teach students how to communicate about creative concepts online and face-to-face through digital platforms and information design tools, to procure deliverables including slide presentations, multimedia stories, and visual research compositions.
Responsibilities include: leading discussions, grading exams and assignments, consulting with students
Additional Requirements for Online Courses: Course taught online may require some training and preparation before the start of the course. Candidates must be prepared to work outside the regular 9-5 work week and have access to the internet and a computer that meets minimum requirements. Experience with learning management systems (eg onQ) and videoconferencing software (e.g. Zoom or Adobe Connect) would be an asset.
ENIN 204 Publicity and Media Relations, ONLINE through Arts and Science Online, multiple positions available, approximately 63 hours each (Instructor: Sidneyeve Matrix)
In the media saturated world that we live in today, it is more important than ever to be adaptable and to effectively communicate with your customers and key stakeholders to help them understand your story. Public relations is one of the best ways to share information that influences behavior and shape public opinion. It is also a great way to get recognized, build loyalty, and encourage advocacy, and that's what this course is all about. Throughout the course reading materials will be supplemented by practical assignments based on everyday case studies from companies such as lululemon, Burger King, Google, Apple and others. The focus is on a 'learning-by doing' approach that will encourage you to think critically about current events and how they relate to public relations practices. So if you have an interest in how organizations, companies, celebrities and others get their message out, and build relationship with their audiences, then this course if for you.
Responsibilities include: leading discussions, grading exams and assignments, consulting with students
Additional Requirements for Online Courses: Course taught online may require some training and preparation before the start of the course. Candidates must be prepared to work outside the regular 9-5 work week and have access to the internet and a computer that meets minimum requirements. Experience with learning management systems (eg onQ) and videoconferencing software (e.g. Zoom or Adobe Connect) would be an asset.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications are being accepted immediately and are due no later than Tuesday March 4th 2025.
Submit the following documents to Julia Stroud at jobs.danschool@queensu.ca.
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during this process, please contact: Julia Stroud, Department Manager, jobs.danschool@queensu.ca.