CUPE – Fall 2026 – HIS2376-A00

Course

Course Title: The African Past Course Code: HIS2376 Section: A00 Faculty: Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts Department: Department of History_Students and Casuals Supervisor: Jacob Tatsitsa

Position Details

Job Classification: Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE) Location: Main Campus Work Start Date: September 28, 2026 Work End Date: December 31, 2026 Total Work Hours: 85 Expected Enrolment: 100 Number of Positions: 1 Method of Delivery: In person Language of Work: Anglais | English

Compensation

Hourly Rate: AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor: $33.83 ou/or $53.31 (Sept. 2026 - Aug. 2027)

Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.

These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay.

Responsibilities

As per Article 4.3.1, includes combination of duties including but not limited to: correcting; attending lectures in class and/or online; consulting in person and/or online with individual students; proctoring, and; so on.

Supports the teacher by grading homework, essays, and tests. Please note that this course is in person.

Course Schedule

Tuesday 10:00–11:30 a.m. and Thursday 8:30–10:00 a.m.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Baccalaureate in History or related field.

Additional Information

Unless specified above, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.

The number of hours or positions may vary according to the enrollment.

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.

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