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 433 Winter Term 1 (GTA)
Course Description
Ethical Issues in Science
This interactive course will explore some recent controversial cases of ethical misconduct in science as well as topics such as stem cells, human and animal research, environmental ethics and neuroethics. It will challenge students to analyze their current conceptions of objective science. The roles of professional scientists in society and how to succeed in the field will also be addressed. Both the theoretical and practical aspects of conducting science ethically will be considered.
12 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 1: September 1 – December 31, 2024
Approximately 12 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 24 2024
Date of Posting: May 29, 2024
ISCI 312-101 T/TR 2-3:30pm Winter Term 1 (GTA)
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
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in a relevant field, with a strong academic record.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking.
- Proficiency in survey design and data analysis tools is a plus.
- Effective time management skills, with the ability to balance academic responsibilities and the assistant role.
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.
Application deadline: August 24 2024
Date of Posting: May 29, 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.
Application deadline: August 24 2024
Date of Posting: May 29, 2024