Instructional Assistant

**Schedule**
8:30 am - 5:30 pm

**Education Level**
Bachelors degree in a relevant field of study

**Career Level**
Requies 3 years of relevant experience

**Job Summary**:
Provides pedagogical and technical support to instructors, teaching assistants and students. Responsible for the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of curriculum, assessment and instructional activities within an academic unit, department, or faculty.

**Purpose and Key Functions**:

- _Write and design lesson plans in accordance to the curriculum priorities of the instructor._
- _Provide formal supervision to teaching assistants and other part-time staff._
- _Communicate curriculum to teaching assistants that is to be covered in tutorial sessions._
- _Review current educational research literature to ensure curriculum follows best practices in teaching, education and learning._
- _Organize and coordinate teaching laboratories, computer-based instruction, and tutorial classes accordingly._
- _Write and design lesson plans in accordance to the curriculum priorities of the instructor._
- _Provide formal supervision to teaching assistants and other part-time staff._
- _Communicate curriculum to teaching assistants that is to be covered in tutorial sessions._
- _Review current educational research literature to ensure curriculum follows best practices in teaching, education and learning._
- _Organize and coordinate teaching laboratories, computer-based instruction, and tutorial classes accordingly._
- _Introduce and demonstrate labs or tutorial sessions to students._
- _Tutor students in programs and assist students with lab work._
- _Train others on proper lab techniques, operating laboratory equipment, and on running efficient and effective tutorial sessions._
- _Compose test questions and assignments, and prepare solution sheets for review by others._
- _Assist staff with the preparation and set up of equipment and supplies for laboratories and tutorial sessions._
- _Organize and monitor the on-line learning environment for courses in an academic unit, department, or faculty by ensuring that the appropriate course content information is made available to students._
- _Write a variety of documents such as procedure manuals, correspondence, and reports._
- _Prepare a variety of lecture materials including presentation slides and handouts._
- _Provide guidance, advice, and solutions to teaching assistants when resolving student inquiries._
- _Provide teaching assistants with appropriate teaching material as specified by the instructor._
- _Ensure accurate grading of assignments is completed by teaching assistants and report discrepancies to the instructor._
- _Correspond and meet with students to address concerns related to the course including, but not limited to, the resolution of contested grades._
- _Liaise with instructors, teaching assistants, and students to ensure information within the academic unit is understood by all parties._
- _Exchange technical and scientific information amongst colleagues._
- _Operate, adjust, and maintain a variety of equipment and instruments._
- _Troubleshoot equipment and perform minor repairs. Ensure major repair requests are escalated to the appropriate area._
- _Assign tutorials to teaching assistants and arrange teaching assistant office hours._
- _Section classes at the beginning of the year, dealing with all scheduling changes, room reservations, and scheduling conflicts._
- _Assess the need for laboratory equipment and provide recommendations for the acquisition of materials and equipment._
- _Calibrate laboratory equipment according to established calibration standards._
- _Collect, track, and safeguard student marks and tests._
- _Calculate student marks and submit final grades to appropriate areas._
- _Input, maintain, and verify information in a variety of databases and spreadsheets._
- _Pipette a variety of reagents and media._
- _Prepare chemical reagents and biomedical media according to formulae and assume responsibility for accuracy in the preparation and standardization of solutions._
- _Ensure that all laboratory waste is disposed of according to established policies and procedures._

**Requirements**:

- _Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study._
- _Requires 3 year of relevant experience._

**How To Apply**

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