The University Of British Columbia
Department of Geography
TA Application Form – Returning Applicants
Positions are based on estimates of student enrollment and Departmental budgets and subject to change. For information on UBC hiring practices, visit
http://www.hr.ubc.ca/. Attach your resume or CV to this application form and submit your completed application to Suzanne Lawrence,
geography.advisor@ubc.ca by April 30th, 2016.
Full Name
Student Number
Department
Email
Degree of study
Supervisor
How many hours
did you TA in
2015/16?
How many
hours do you
want to TA in
2016/2017?
Are you funded through scholarships or RA work
for the 2016/2017 year?
Will you be TAing in a dept other than
Geography? (Y/N/Unknown)
If yes, how much income will you receive Sept 2016
to August 2017?
If yes, how many hours do you expect to be TAing
for the academic year?
1) Teaching Assistant experience:
Term
Course
(Ex. 2014W(1))
(Ex. Geog121)
Instructor
(Ex. Dr. Glassman)
Core Duties
(Ex. Discussion sessions)
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Please indicate in the chart below, your top five choices for TA work during the 2014/2015 academic year – a maximum of 5 positions for both
term 1 and term 2 combined. Although we may not be able to give you your preferred position, by applying you will still be considered for other
positions.
TERM 1
Course
Sec
Course Title
Instructor(s)
TA Hours
GEOB 102
101
Our Changing Environment: Climate and
Ecosystems
Donner / Williams
4 positions at 192
GEOB 103
101
Our Changing Environment: Water and Landscapes
Eaton
4 positions at 192
Lab
GEOG 121
101
Geography, Environment and Globalization
Daigle / Sundberg
6 positions at 192
Discussion
GEOG 121
101
Geography, Environment and Globalization
Daigle / Sundberg
64
Marking
GEOG 121V
101
Geography, Environment and Globalization
McPhee
6 positions at 192
Discussion
GEOG 121V
101
Geography, Environment and Globalization
McPhee
4 positions at 96
Discussion
GEOB 200
101
Atmospheric Environments
McKendry
192
Lab
GEOB 200
101
Atmospheric Environments
McKendry
64
Lab
GEOB 204/ APBI
101
Introduction to Biometeorology
Black / Christen
128
Lab
GEOB 206
101
Geomorphic Processes and Hazards
Eaton
144
Lab
GEOB 207
101
Introduction to Biogeography
Williams
128
Lab
GEOG 211
101
The State of the Earth
Brown
144
Marking
GEOG 220
101
Geopolitics
Kuus
80
Marking
GEOG 250 /
URST 200
101
TBD
2 positions at 192
GEOB 270
101
Geographic Information Science
Hermansen
192
Lab
GEOB 270
101
Geographic Information Science
Hermansen
128
Lab
GEOB 300
101
Microscale Weather and Climate
Christen
128
Lab
GEOB 308
201
Quaternary and Applied Geomorphology
Koppes
144
Lab
GEOG 310
101
Environment and Sustainability
Dempsey
192
Marking
GEOG 321
101
Historical Geography of Urbanization
Gregory
96
Marking
Cities
TA Duties
Top 5
Preferences
(ranked 1-5)
Lab
Discussion
2
GEOG 327
101
Creating Canada
TBD
96
GEOG 329
Marking
101
Introduction to Political Geography
LeBillon
96
Marking
GEOG 345
101
Theory and Practice in Human Geography
Gregory
96
Marking
GEOG 350
101
Introduction to Urban Geography
TBD
80
Marking
GEOG 353
101
Geographies of Migration and Settlement
TBD
80
Marking
GEOG 361
101
Introduction to Economic Geography
Barnes
96
Marking
GEOG 364
101
Globalization, Cities, and Regions
Peck
96
Marking
GEOB 370
101
Advanced Geographic Information Science
Klinkenberg
144
Lab
GEOB 372
101
Cartography
TBD
192
Lab
GEOG 374
101
Statistics in Geography
TBD
192
Lab
GEOG 380
101
Introduction to the Geography of Asia
TBD
80
Marking
GEOG 410
101
Environment & Society
Brown
32
Marking
GEOG 498
101
Geographies of the Middle East
McPhee
32
Marking
Course
Sec
Course Title
Instructor(s)
Hours
TA Duties
GEOB 102
101
Our Changing Environment: Climate and
Ecosystems
Donner / TBD
4 positions at 192
GEOB 103
101
Our Changing Environment: Water and Landscapes
Koppes / TBD
4 positions at 192
Lab
GEOG 122
201
Geography, Environment and Globalization
Ley /Barnes
6 positions at 192
Discussion
GEOG 122
201
Geography, Environment and Globalization
Ley /Barnes
64
Marking
GEOG 121V
101
Geography, Environment and Globalization
McPhee
6 positions at 192
Discussion
GEOG 121V
101
Geography, Environment and Globalization
McPhee
4 positions at 96
Discussion
GEOB 270
201
Geographic Information Science
Hermansen
128
Lab
GEOB 270
201
Geographic Information Science
Hermansen
192
Lab
GEOG 281
201
Geography of the Pacific Rim
Glassman
4 positions at 192
Discussion
GEOG 290
201
Introduction to the Geography of Canada
TBD
128
Discussion
GEOB 305
201
Introduction to Hydrology
Moore
192
Lab
TERM 2
Lab
3
GEOB 307
201
Biogeography and Global Change
Henry
128
GEOB 309
Lab
201
Geographical Biogeosciences Field Course
Moore/Etc
192
Lab
GEOG 310
201
Environment and Sustainability
Bakker /Brown
192
Marking
GEOG 311
201
Urban Environments
Christen/Dempsey
96
Marking
GEOG 312
201
Climate Change: Science and Society
Donner
96
Marking
GEOG 316
201
Geography of Natural Hazards
Brown
96
Marking
GEOG 319
201
Environmental Impact Assessment
TBD
96
Marking
GEOG 328
201
Constructing Canada
TBD
96
Marking
GEOG 350
201
Introduction to Urban Geography
TBD
80
Marking
GEOG 352
201
Urbanization in the Global South
McPhee
96
Marking
GEOG 357
201
Introduction to Social Geography
TBD
80
Marking
GEOG 371
201
Research Strategies in Human Geography
Pratt
192
Marking
GEOB 372
201
Cartography
Hermansen
192
Lab
GEOB 373
201
Introductory Remote Sensing
Klinkenberg
96
Lab
GEOG 374
201
Statistics in Geography
TBD
192
Lab
GEOG 395
101
Intro to the Changing Landscapes of Latin America
Sundberg
192
Marking
GEOB 401
201
Urban Meteorology
Christen
32
Marking
GEOB 402
201
Air Pollution Meteorology
McKendry
32
Marking
GEOB 405
101
Fluvial Geomorphology
Hassan
64
Marking
GEOB 407
201
Vegetation Dynamics: Disturb, Climate and Humans
Williams
64
Lab
GEOG 419
201
Research in Environmental Geography
Dempsey
32
Marking
GEOG 497
201
The Arctic
Henry
64
Marking
Short course descriptions are available from the UBC calendar: http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/courses.cfm?page=code&code=GEOG or
http://www.calendar.ubc.ca/vancouver/courses.cfm?page=code&code=GEOB.
These positions are subject to change. Hours and duties details will only be confirmed upon signing of the employment contract. Employment
offers/contracts will be distributed at the end of June or beginning of July. If you have questions about the duties, please contact the instructor.
Most instructor contact information can be found at http://www.geog.ubc.ca/people/. Selection will be based on previous TA experience, subject-
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matter experience, and CUPE 2278 requirements. For information on hiring preferences and salary, visit http://www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty-staffresources/collective-agreements/
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY: The Department assumes that applications for Teaching Assistantships are made in good faith and
that applicants are able and willing to act as Teaching Assistants for the courses specified. Once employment contracts are signed, changes
to assignments can only be made in exceptional circumstances because they impact on both the undergraduate teaching program and
financial planning for other graduate students. If you are offered a TA position, you are expected to review course schedules prior to
acceptance to ensure you do not have a course conflict. If you have questions about the TA work, please contact the course instructor prior to
accepting an employment offer.
UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. Only successful
candidates will be contacted.
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