Teaching Lab Coordinator

**Date Posted**:10/11/2024
**Req ID**: 40127
**Faculty/Division**: Faculty of Arts & Science
**Department**: Dept of Computer Science
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
**Position Number**: 00055418

**Description**:
**About us**:
The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Established in 1964, the Department of Computer Science is ranked among the top computer science departments in the world. Our faculty have been presented with a wide variety of honours and awards over the years, including two Turing Awards, and many other national and international honours. We provide diverse programs and research opportunities while consistently producing high-impact research that is among the most highly cited in computer science.

**Your opportunity**:
Under the general direction of the Associate Director, Undergraduate Academic Services, this position oversees day to day operational needs associated with lab coursework in one or more computer science courses, including, but not limited to, overseeing lab materials, making improvements/extensions to coding problems and test suites, identifying issues on auto testing, managing student inquires and remark requests and supporting version control software.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Troubleshooting issues uncovered by testing or user feedback
- Overseeing day-to-day operational needs for one or more labs/workshops
- Coordinating student grades/marks amendment and change processes
- Coordinating the preparation and distribution of program and/or course material
- Researching, analyzing and recommending potential changes to system features
- Providing orientation to others on work procedures and practices

**Essential Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
- Minimum five (5) years of experience (including experience gained during educational programs) in supporting computer science labs, courses and/or research
- Experience working as a TA for at least two (2) terms in computer science or related field
- Experience managing lab grades including remark requests, rerun code and resolve disputes
- Experience responding to student inquiries
- Experience designing and implementing test suites
- Experience updating lab/course materials, making improvements/extensions to coding problems and test suites, identifying issues on auto testing and supporting version control software
- Strong skills in MarkUs, PCRS, Quercus, or similar software
- Strong team working skills
- Strong skills in version control software such as git
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

**Assets (Nonessential)**:

- Experience as a course instructor in computer science or related filed is an asset
- Experience developing educational materials at the post-secondary level is an asset

**To be successful in this role you will be**:

- Communicator
- Efficient
- Meticulous
- Multi-tasker
- Organized
- Problem solver

**Closing Date**: 10/23/2024, 11:59PM ET
**Employee Group**: USW
**Appointment Type**: Budget - Continuing
**Schedule**: Full-Time
**Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone**:
**Job Category**: Research Administration & Teaching

**Lived Experience Statement