{"id":423,"date":"2024-12-18T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/?page_id=423"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:28:36","slug":"teaching-assistant-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/teaching-assistant-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Assistant Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Teaching Assistants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A teaching assistant (TA) assists faculty members with various duties which might include conducting labs or study groups, assisting with lecture preparation, marking assignments and tests, etc. Your TA work assignment may take place outside the department to which you are applying if your academic record shows strengths in other areas. Students receive a TA as part of their funding package at the time of application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Teaching Assistants can complete or update their TA Profile immediately after accepting their TA award through the TA Management System<\/a> in Carleton Central<\/a>. You do not have to be registered nor have paid your tuition fees in order to fill in your profile. As these profiles are used to determine appropriate and relevant assignments, it is not only important to fill in your profile but also important to keep your information updated.<\/strong> As long as you are an active TA, you can easily update your profile through Carleton Central. Please note that you must be a registered full time student to commence your TA assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once assignments are released, you and your instructor will need to fill out the assignment of duties form in Carleton Central. This online form, developed by your union and the university, clearly establishes how your assigned hours will be used. Weekly duties such as office hours, preparation time, discussion groups, lecture attendance, lab demonstration, supervision and cleanup, as well as other duties like grading and proctoring are all outlined in the assignment of duties form. Note that you will need to do this for each of your assignments separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAs are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 4600 (Unit 1). More information can be found on the CUPE 4600 website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accepting Your TA Assignment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please note that as per the Collective Agreement Section 13.04 (f) TA assignment offers shall be accepted or declined within 10 working days of the date of the offer. Failure to accept an assignment offer by the above deadline without reasonable cause will constitute declining of the position for that term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New TAs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New TAs \u2013 please submit the appropriate paperwork to HR asap to set up an account (see \u201cpayroll information\u201d below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We ask that all graduate students who have a TAship to register for their programs as soon as possible. This will allow your Faculty to begin the TA assignments, and allow for a better match between your skills, abilities, previous TA experience and your course assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a TAship, please update your \u201cTA Profile\u201d in the TA Management System. It is important that the Faculty is aware of any potential conflicts between your TA duties and other commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you plan not to take up your TA Fall assignment, please inform your department Graduate Supervisor immediately, and also complete a Leave from Duties form via Carleton Central (if applicable). More information can be found by scrolling down on this page.<\/p>\n\n\n \n

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