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These Teaching Assistant positions are only available to McGill graduate students
You must be a student registered at McGill in an MA or PhD degree program in the Fall 2026 term.
Hiring Unit: Department of Economics
Responsibilities include hosting and facilitating discussions with small groups of students; grading of some assignments; attending lectures and reading course materials; communication with students regarding MyCourses, submission of assignments, etc.
Qualifications:
Positions only available to McGill graduate student with appropriate academic background. Previous study in the subject of the course.
Positions:
ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications – Prof. Zhang, 4 positions of 180 hours
ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications – TBD, 2 positions of 180 hours
ECON 208 Microeconomic Analysis and Applications – Prof. El‑Attar Vilalta, 2 positions of 180 hours
ECON 209 Macroeconomic Analysis and Applications – Prof. El‑Attar Vilalta, 1 position of 180 hours, 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 227D1 Economic Statistics – Prof. Galbraith, 2 positions of 180 hours, 2 positions of 90 hours
ECON 230D1 Microeconomic Theory – Prof. Benchekroun, 4 positions of 180 hours
ECON 250D1 Intro to Econ Theory: Honours – Prof. Xue, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 257D1 Economic Statistics‑Honours – Prof. Chemin, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 306 Labour Markets and Wages – Prof. Jones, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 308 Government Policy Towards Business – Zhang, 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 313 Economic Development 1 – Prof. El‑Attar Vilalta, 2 positions of 180 hours, 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 314 Economic Development 2 – TBD, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 316 The Underground Economy – TBD, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 332 Macroeconomic Theory – Majors 1 – Prof. Alvarez‑Cuadrado, 3 positions of 180 hours
ECON 337 Intro Econometrics 1 – Prof. Goncalves, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 353 Macroeconomics – Honours 1 – Prof. Alvarez‑Cuadrado, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 408 Public Sector Economics 1 – Prof. Engle‑Warnick, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 423 International Trade – Prof. Camara, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 424 International Payments – TBD, 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 434 Current Economic Problems – Prof. Ajzenman, 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 450 Advanced Economic Theory 1 – Honours – Prof. Castro, 1 position of 90 hours
ECON 460 History of Thought 1 – Honours – Prof. Strumpf, 1 position of 180 hours
ECON 468 Econometrics 1 – Honours – Prof. Sakamoto, 1 position of 180 hours
Hourly Salary: $38.46
Position Start Date: August 31, 2026
Position End Date: January 5, 2027
Deadline to Apply: June 1, 2026
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