Economics Teaching Assistants Fall 2023

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These Teaching Assistant positions are only available to McGill graduate students .

You must be a student registered at McGill in an MA or PhD degree program in the Fall 2023 term.

Please note that given the resumption of most in-person teaching activities, Teaching Assistants will be required on campus to perform their tasks in person. Should government restrictions prohibit the resumption of in-person teaching activities, courses will revert to remote teaching. In the event of such a change, Teaching Assistants will be advised as soon as possible. Teaching Assistants may be required to perform tasks suited to a remote/online teaching environment using a virtual learning platform [e.g., Zoom, WebEx] and the McGill myCourses learning management system.

Hiring Unit: Department of Economics

Position Summary:

Responsibilities include hosting and facilitating discussions on Zoom with small groups of students; grading of some assignments; attending lectures and reading course materials; communication with students regarding MyCourses, submission of assignments, etc.

Qualifications:

Positions only available to McGill graduate student with appropriate academic background. Previous study in the subject of the course.

Positions:

ECON 208-001 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications – Prof Xue – 5 positions of 180 hours

ECON 208-002 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications – Prof Dickinson – 2 positions of 180 hours

ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications – Prof Dickinson – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 223 Political Economy of Trade Policy – Prof Zhang – 2 positions of 180 hours

ECON 225 Economics of the Environment – Prof TBA – 2 positions of 180 hours

ECON 227D1-001 Economic Statistics – Prof TBA – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 227D1-002 Economic Statistics – Prof TBA – 2 positions of 180 hours

ECON 230D1-001 Microeconomic Theory – Prof Gendron-Carrier – 2 positions of 180 hours

ECON 230D1-002 Microeconomic Theory – Prof Lange – 2 positions of 180 hours

ECON 250D1 Introduction to Economic Theory: Honours – Prof Xue – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 257D1 Economic Statistics – Honours – Prof Galbraith – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 295-001 Macroeconomic Policy – Prof El-Attar – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 295-002 Macroeconomic Policy – Prof El-Attar – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 302 Money, Banking & Government Policy – Prof Zhang – 2 positions of 180 hours

ECON 306 Labour Markets and Wages – Prof Dickinson – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 313 Economic Development 1 – Prof Laszlo – 3 positions of 180 hours

ECON 314 Economic Development 2 – Prof Chemin – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 316 The Underground Economy – Prof TBA – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 319 Economic Crises – Prof Engle-Warnick – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 326 Ecological Economics – Prof TBA – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 330D1 Macroeconomic Theory – Prof Alvarez-Cuadrado – 3 positions of 180 hours

ECON 337 Introductory Econometrics 1 – Prof Goncalves – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 348 Urban Economics – Prof Gendron-Carrier – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 352D1 Macroeconomics – Honours – Prof Alvarez-Cuadrado – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 408 Public Sector Economics 1 – Prof Engle-Warnick – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 423 International Trade – Prof TBA – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 452 Advanced Economic Theory 2 – Honours – Prof Benchekroun – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 468 Econometrics 1 – Honours – Prof Chaudhuri – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 546 Game Theory – Prof Dutta – 1 position of 180 hours

ECON 610 Microeconomic Theory 1 – Prof Baumann – 1 position of 90 hours

ECON 620 Macroeconomic Theory 2 – Prof Barczyk – 1 position of 90 hours

ECON 661 Applied Time-Series and Forecasting – Prof Galbraith – 1 position of 90 hours

ECON 662 Econometrics – Prof Davidson – 1 position of 90 hours

ECON 665 Quantitative Methods – Prof Grimard – 1 position of 90 hours

Hourly Salary: $33.03

Total Hours of Work per Term: 180

Position Start Date: 30 August 2023

Position End Date: 12 December 2023

Deadline to Apply: 26 June 2023

How to Apply

If you are an EXTERNAL APPLICANT (former McGill employee, or never been a McGill employee), navigate to the McGill Career website . First sign in to your candidate account or create one, as applicable. IMPORTANT: To create your account, make sure to use a personal email address (and NOT an @mail.mcgill.ca or @mcgill.ca email address). Search for “Economics Teaching Assistants Fall 2023” in the Search bar and click Apply to begin the application process.

If you are an INTERNAL APPLICANT (active McGill employee, with job extending into July 2022), login and apply through Workday , using your McGill username and password.  IMPORTANT: You MUST first connect to McGill's VPN before you login to Workday (instructions on how to download VPN ).  Once logged into Workday, type "Find Jobs" in the Search bar. Then search for “Economics Teaching Assistants Fall 2023”, once you have found it, you can apply directly through your Workday account.

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All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.