Teaching Assistant - PHAR 562: Neuropharmacology

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Hiring Unit:

Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Course Title:

Neuropharmacology

Course Code:

PHAR 562

Estimated Number of Positions:

2

Total Hours of Work per Term:

60

• Reading of scientific articles in preparation for the small group sessions.  Leading a discussion on two assigned topics in small group session.
• Occasional tutoring of International students with language (English) difficulties, either in the office or by email.
• Invigilating students enrolled in the course during writing of quizzes and exams (helping with language problems and clarifying other difficulties with exams questions).
• Reading and evaluating assignments and short answer exam questions.
• Managing of course materials in mycourses.
• TAs should also reserve their calendars to be available for the teaching days, miniquizzes, small group sessions and exam invigilation.    

Position Summary:

• Reading of scientific articles in preparation for the small group sessions.  Leading a discussion on two assigned topics in small group session.
• Occasional tutoring of International students with language (English) difficulties, either in the office or by email.
• Invigilating students enrolled in the course during writing of quizzes and exams (helping with language problems and clarifying other difficulties with exams questions).
• Reading and evaluating assignments and short answer exam questions.
• Managing of course materials in mycourses.
• TAs should also reserve their calendars to be available for the teaching days, miniquizzes, small group sessions and exam invigilation.    

Qualifications:

• A Teaching Assistant is a Graduate Student at the Master’s or Doctoral level, at McGill University, employed to assist a course Supervisor.
• Graduate student who is fluent on the course topics ideally whose graduate work is based on neuroscience.
• It is also preferential if the candidate has successfully passed PHAR 562 and PHAR 563.
• Must have sufficient command of English to be able to help international students.
• Very good communication skills and attention to detail.

Hourly Rate:

38.34$ (effective August 2026)

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

$37.34

2026-08-31

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