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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 20
 February 15 to March 20
 June 15 to July 20

 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 Summer 2012 Schedule of Classes -The term schedule of classes will be available one day before applications open, and select your course(s) of interest.   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. 

2) 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. 
 
3) If you have attended a post-secondary institute other than SFU, email your non-SFU transcripts to Ady Wong (ady_wong@sfu.ca), combined into one pdf attachment at the time of application. Please do not send SFU transcripts.  
  
Online TA Application for the Summer 2012 term are now closed

All Summer 2012 TA positions have now been filled.
We would like to thank all applicants for their interest. Online TA application for Fall 2012 will open from June 15 - July 20 2012.

 


             
 Teaching Assistant Opportunities – Summer 2012 Course List  

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 - 
 Markership positions
Finance  Bus 312  Introduction to Finance
   Bus 315  Investments
   Bus 316  Derivative Securities – Markership positions
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 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 Management
  Bus 557
 Human Resources Management/Organizational  
 Behavior
 MBA  Bus 714
 Entrepreneurship
   Bus 715
 Operation Management
   Bus 716
 Sustainability
   Bus 718
 Strategic Management
 MFRM  Bus 816
 Strategic Asset Allocation
   Bus 824
 Law and Regulation of Financial Institutions
   Bus 864
 Credit Risk Management
   Bus 865
 Market Risk Management
   Bus 866
 Enterprise 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.