Each term Integrated Sciences hires undergraduate 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
2022 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
- Training or previous experience as a teaching assistant
- Enrolment in an undergraduate program at UBC
Period of Employment:
Term 2: January 1 – April 30, 2023
Approximately 6 hours/week
General nature of the duties:
Attending lectures, keeping class records; assisting with marking of examinations, tests and assignments; invigilating exams; assistance on Canvas; duplicating materials.
Application deadline: August 8 2022
Date of Posting: July 25, 2022
ISCI 312-101 T/TR 2-3:30pm Winter Term 1
Course Description
Symmetry touches all areas of science. In geometry, symmetry is the property by which the sides of a figure or object reflect each other across a line or surface. In biology, symmetry is the orderly repetition of parts of an animal or plant. Symmetry is important to chemistry because it explains observations in spectroscopy, quantum chemistry and crystallography. In physics symmetry is a concept of balance illustrated by such fundamental laws as the third of Newtons laws of motion. In this course we will explore all aspects of symmetry.
6 hours/week
Required qualifications:
- High level of expertise in a wide variety of science subjects
- Ability to prepare teaching materials
- Training or previous experience as a teaching assistant
- Enrolment in a graduate program at UBC
Period of Employment:
Term 1: September 1 – December 31, 2022
Approximately 6 hours/week
General nature of the duties:
Attending lectures, keeping class records; setting, marking and providing feedback on examinations, tests and assignments; holding office hours; invigilating exams; assistance on Canvas; duplicating materials.
Current salary:
| Graduate Teaching Assistant I (Doctoral) or equivalent | $35.13/hour |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant II (Masters) or equivalent | $33.80/hour |
| Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA1) | $22.77/hour |
Application Procedure:
If you are interested and think that you qualify, please submit your resume and cover letter to Mary Anne Lyons (Integrated Sciences): lyons@science.ubc.ca
The deadline for submission is August 8, 2022
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
