In the appointment of Teaching Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:
demonstrating (helping students identify plant disease symptoms), marking assignments (including oral presentations), midterms and final exams, consulting (providing information) to students, invigilating midterm and final exams, and conferring with the course instructor as required.
Your general location of work will be your graduate student office (for marking), Room 146 Arts for lectures and 2E45 Agriculture Bldg for the single lab offered in the course. You will report to Dr. H.R. Kutcher.
Required Number of Hours 50 hours during the academic term
Duration of Employment Fall term 2026 (September to December)
Course Name, Abbreviation and Number: PLSC 335 Field Crop Disease Management
Start and End Dates: September 1 – December 31
Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)
Minimum of a B.Sc. degree or equivalent in Biological Sciences; teaching experience an asset but not critical.
You must be registered in a graduate program.
To Apply
Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter and curriculum vitae indicating any previous teaching assistant experience.
Inquiries for this position can be directed to Randy Kutcher randy.kutcher@usask.ca
Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in scope of PSAC.
Department: Plant Sciences
Status: Term
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay: Current rates of pay
Posted Date: 8/12/2026
Closing Date: 9/1/2026
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus
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