Teaching Assistant - Civil Engineering - Fall 2025

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Hiring Unit:
Civil Engineering
Position Summary:
Duties include, but not limited to, the following:
Assist in developing and managing course content
Leading laboratory and tutorial sessions
Grading assignments and tests
Invigilation of mid-terms and other tests
Qualifications:
Positions only available to McGill graduate students. Must have successfully completed the course or equivalent.
Posting Date:
02/05/2025
Deadline to Apply:
16/05/2025
Course Number and Title:
CIVE 205 Statics
CIVE 207 Solid Mechanics
CIVE 208 Civil Engineering System Analysis
CIVE 281 Analytical Mechanics
CIVE 2+0 Thermodynamics
CIVE 311 Geotechnical Mechanics
CIVE 317 Structural Engineering 1
CIVE 320 Numerical Methods
CIVE 323 Hydrology and Water Resources
CIVE 421 Municipal Systems
CIVE 428 Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering
CIVE 430 Water Treatment and Pollution Control
CIVE 440 Traffic Engineering and Simulation
CIVE 446 Construction Engineering
CIVE 462 Design of Steel Structures
CIVE 507 Wind Engineering
CIVE 527 Renovation and Preservation: Infrastructure
CIVE 528 Design of Wood Structures
CIVE 540 Urban Transportation Planning
CIVE 546 Selected Topics in Civil Engineering 1
CIVE 557 Microbiology for Environmental Engineering
CIVE 560 Transportation Safety and Design
CIVE 572 Computational Hydraulics
CIVE 573 Hydraulic Structures
CIVE 574 Fluid Mechanics of Water Pollution
CIVE 625 Condition Assessment of Existing Structures
CIVE 686 Site Remediation
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Estimated Number of Positions:
54

Total Hours of Work per Term:
54 -78

Hourly Salary:
$37.34 or according to the collective agreement
Position Start Date:
27/08/2025
Position End Date:
11/12/2025
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