Teaching Assistantship Opportunities

The Beedie School of Business welcomes qualified graduate and undergraduate students to apply for Teaching Assistantship (TA) or Marker positions available on a semesterly basis. TA positions generally involve assisting the instructor of a given course with conducting weekly tutorials, marking assignments and exams, and responding to student inquiries. The average required time commitment for a TA position is six to ten hours per week.  

TA Application Timeline:

Spring Term	Summer Term	Fall Term
October 15 to November 15	February 15 to March 15	June 15 to July 15

 Please note that applications must be received online by 4:30 PM Pacific Standard Time on the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted. 

TA Qualifications:  
Qualifications will be based on your previous academic performance in your course of interest, previous academic performance in the subject area, breadth of knowledge and applicable experience in the subject area and English proficiency. Please note that you must be both qualified and available for the course(s) position you apply for.  

How to apply:  

1. Determine your availability, view the Summer 2013 Schedule of Classes.  The term schedule of classes will be available one day before applications open, and select your course(s) of interest.  Please note: kindly refer to sis.sfu.ca for most current course offerings and tutorial/lab/seminar schedules.  
2. • Compare your personal academic (classes and exam)/work schedule with the undergraduate course you are interested in being a TA for
   • Ensure there are no time conflicts. Remember also to check the location of courses, keeping in mind that it takes about one hour to commute from one campus to another.
   • Please note that you must be both qualified and available for the course(s) position (lecture/tutorial and the final exam invigilation) you apply for.
3. Complete the online TA application via the “Apply Now” link below. Cover letters and resumes must be entered into the “Resume” section of the online form.
4. If you have attended a college or univeristy other than SFU, please email your non-SFU transcripts to Wei Qiao Zhang (ugclerk@sfu.ca), combined into one pdf attachment at the time of application. Please do not send SFU transcripts.

Teaching Assistantship opportunities are usually available for the following Beedie School of Business undergraduate courses: 

Accounting	Bus 251	Financial Accounting
	Bus 254	Managerial Accounting 1
	Bus 320	Financial Accounting: Assets
	Bus 321	Financial Accounting: Equities
	Bus 322	Intermediate Managerial Accounting
	Bus 329	Income Tax for Business Decision Making
	Bus 420	Advanced Accounting - Markership
Entrepreneurship & Innovation	Bus 314	New Venture Finance - Markership
	Bus 342	Foundations of Entrepreneurship
	Bus 338	Managing Technological Innovation
Finance	Bus 312	Introduction to Finance
	Bus 315	Investments
	Bus 316	Derivative Securities – Markership
Human Resource Management	Bus 272	Behavior in Organizations
	Bus 374	Organization Theory
	Bus 381	Introduction to Human Resource Management
International Business	Bus 346	International Business
Management Information Systems	Bus 237	Introduction to Computers and Information   Systems in Business
	Bus 361	Project Management
	Bus 362	Information Analysis and Systems Design
Operations Management	Buec 232	Data and Decisions I – Open Lab positions
	Bus 336	Data and Decisions II – Open Lab positions
Marketing	Bus 343	Introduction to Marketing
	Bus 345	Marketing Research
	Bus 347	Consumer Behavior
Policy	Bus 207	Managerial Economics
	Bus 303	Business, Society and Ethics - Markership   positions
	Bus 393	Commercial Law
	Bus 360W	Business Communication - Requirements:  Writing skills – both conceptual and linguistic, some knowledge of contemporary composition pedagogy, experience in grading and the ability to provide feedback on students’ academic and non-academic writing.

   
Teaching Assistantship opportunities are usually available for the following Beedie School of Business graduate courses: 

GDBA (Online)	Bus 552	Managerial Economics
	Bus 553	Quantitative Methods
	Bus 554	Management Information Systems
	Bus 555	Managerial Finance
	Bus 556	Marketing
	Bus 557	Human Resources / Organizational Behaviours
MBA (Segal)	Bus 714	Entrepreneurship
	Bus 715	Operations Management
	Bus 716	Sustainability
	Bus 718	Business Strategy
MSc Finance (Segal)	Bus 805	Financial Economics I
	Bus 810	Fixed Income Security Analysis
	Bus 816	Strategic Asset Allocation
	Bus 824	Law & Regulation of Financial Institutions
	Bus 864	Credit Risk Management
	Bus 865	Market Risk Management

Qualifications for Teaching Assistant positions for graduate courses include strong writing skills, proficiency with Microsoft Word or Excel and experience in an online learning environment using WebCT or NetMeeting. Note that all positions above are conditional upon enrolment.