Cal Poly Humboldt University·Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Teaching Associates are typically responsible for providing classroom and/or laboratory instruction, making assignments, preparing course materials, administering exams, assessing student performance, and determining course grades. Specific duties include facilitating weekly discussion sections, grading assignments, and meeting regularly with the supervising instructor to coordinate responsibilities.
Position Type: Teaching Associate
Term of Appointment: Academic Year 2026/2027 (Fall or Spring, or both)
up to 0.40 time base (up to 16 hours/week)
up to approx. $1,311.00/month
Positions Available: Multiple
Department of Sociology
Teaching Associates (TAs) typically are responsible for providing classroom and/or laboratory instruction, making assignments to students, preparing course materials, administering examinations, assessing student performance, tutoring students and determining course grades.
Also, incumbents may assist faculty with field experience, supervision, simulation exercises and/or research projects.
Students applying for TA positions must be currently enrolled in the graduate program of the department in which they are applying.
Degree-seeking graduate students who are enrolled in interdisciplinary degree programs may be hired as TAs for departments that comprise their interdisciplinary programs.
Academic Student Employees may not concurrently hold a faculty or staff position.
Students with assignments in more than one student classification (i.e., Graduate Assistant, Instructional Student Assistant, and Student Assistant) are restricted to working a maximum of 20 hours per week during the academic year.
The 20 hour per week maximum includes hours worked in all positions.
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JOB # 228: Sociology: Teaching associate
Minimum Qualifications: For this classification
Knowledge of the subject matter of the discipline to which the individual is assigned. Ability to relate well to others within the academic environment and ability to instruct and evaluate students.
Education equivalent to or completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree and concurrent admission to or enrollment in a graduate degree program of the university in the discipline to which the individual is assigned.
Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work.
Exceptions to the minimum eligibility qualifications may be granted at the sole discretion of Cal Poly Humboldt.
JOB # 228: Sociology: Teaching associate
FOR THIS POSITION: Graduate students enrolled in the MA in Public Sociology or in the MA in Environment and Community are eligible to apply for Teaching Associate positions in Sociology
How To Apply: And contact information
Please direct any questions pertaining to this position, the Department of Sociology, or Cal Poly Humboldt to:
Department of Sociology
soc@humboldt.edu [soc@humboldt.edu]
Availability of these positions are contingent upon departmental need, budget, and enrollment - Priority review date is April 1, 2026 - Early response is encouraged.
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It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide complete and accurate employment information. A background check must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position that is designated as sensitive under CSU guidelines. The background check will include, at a minimum, a criminal records check. Certain positions may also require a credit check, motor vehicle report, and/or fingerprinting through Live Scan service. Adverse findings from a background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU student workers who apply for the position. All CSU employees are obligated to respond to and report incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence. The successful candidate for this position will be mandated to receive relevant training on an annual basis. The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. Cal Poly Humboldt is a Title IX/Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status. If accommodations need to be made during the recruitment and interview process, please contact Human Resources at (707) 826-3626 or hr@humboldt.edu [hr@humboldt.edu]
Applicants must be currently enrolled graduate students in the Sociology department or in an interdisciplinary program comprising Sociology, with education equivalent to or completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree. Minimum qualifications require knowledge of the subject matter and the ability to relate well to others and instruct/evaluate students.
Market context
Teaching associate pool postings in sociology are often competitive because departments hire from a small eligible group, here including currently enrolled graduate students in Sociology or a related interdisciplinary program. In Saskatchewan, these roles can attract steady interest from candidates with strong subject knowledge and teaching potential, especially when the pay is fixed at CAD 1,311 per month. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your enrollment status and subject-matter fit before applying.
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