Each term Integrated Sciences hires undergraduate and graduate TAs to mark assignments and assist with undergraduate ISCI courses.
Applicants should E-mail their cover letter and resume to:
Mary Anne Lyons lyons@science.ubc.ca
2024 Integrated Sciences Winter Teaching Assistantships
ISCI 351 Winter Term 2
Course Description: Why the Big Brain? The Evolution of Human Cognition
This course will explore the origins and evolution of human cognition. What are the key defining features of cognition that humans excel at? How rapidly did they emerge in our history? What aspects do we consider to be exclusively human and what do we share with our hominid ancestors? Working our way through primate evolution (including non-human and fossil hominins), we will examine the major shifts that have occurred in the development of the "Notable Neocortex", the proposed selective pressures that are thought to have spurred these changes, and the physiological and behavioural outcomes that are projected to have resulted from these changes at different points in history. We will investigate evidence that combines the fields of biological anthropology, comparative biology, neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, and ponder our contemporary cognition through an evolutionary lens - including the costs associated with carrying such a big brain.
6 hours/week
Required qualifications:
High level of expertise in a wide variety of science subjects
Ability to prepare teaching materials
Enrolment in an undergraduate or graduate program at UBC
Previous experience an asset:
- Training or previous experience as a teaching assistant
- Previously taken ISCI 351 or equivalent
General nature of the duties:
Attending lectures, keeping class records; holding weekly office hours; assisting with marking of examinations, tests and assignments; invigilating exams; assistance on Canvas
Date of Posting: Sept 18, 2024
ISCI 434 Winter Term 2 (GTA)
This course will explore the changing face of science and the emergence of non-animal methods (often called “new approach methods” or “alternative methods”) for research, testing and education, as well as the shifting regulatory landscape that requires that non-animal methods be developed and implemented. For scientific, economic and ethical reasons, cell-based, computational, and other non-animal study methods are being increasingly developed and implemented by the biomedical research community. Federal and international regulations and guidelines state that researchers proposing animal-based methods in research must demonstrate that they have considered the methods that can avoid or minimize animal use.
Required qualifications:
High level of expertise in a wide variety of science subjects
Ability to prepare teaching materials
Previous experience an asset:
Training or previous experience as a teaching assistant
Enrolment in a graduate program at UBC
Date of Posting: May 29, 2024