W1 GTA Positions – EPSE 308

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA-VANCOUVER
Faculty of Education
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education

Winter 1 2025 GTA Positions

Posted on June 3, 2025 | Application Deadline: Sunday, June 22, 2025

Job Description

EPSE 308:  Development, Learning and Culture in the Classroom

Qualifications:

Preference is given to candidates who have experience teaching in the areas of development, learning, and /or culture. Teaching Assistants (TAs) with previous experience and/or TA experience are preferred.  Experience teaching or counselling in K-12 schools is also helpful, but not required. In addition, successful applicants must attend several professional development meetings to prepare for teaching, scheduling is negotiated with the community of instructors teaching the course and the course coordinator.

Specific Course Information and Requirements:

EPSE 308 is taught in a lecture/seminar format where TAs must attend the lectures and then are responsible for facilitating experiential learning during the seminar portion of the course, as opposed to being a “lecturer.”  The course runs as a community of practice and thus TAs, along with the course coordinator, will contribute to the content and organization of the course.  There will be a common syllabus for all sections and TA will be highly supported during the term. It is expected that all instructors will attend a number of planning sessions that will take place in the summer and throughout the fall term. All graduate students in masters or doctoral programs meeting the general qualifications are welcome to apply for these sections. Successful candidates must also have the approval of their research supervisor (based on making satisfactory progress in the program).

Please note that EPSE 308 will run during Winter Term 1, scheduled from September 2 to December 14, 2025. Elementary sections are scheduled for Wednesday mornings and afternoons. Secondary sections are on Friday mornings and Friday afternoons. Applicants must be available to attend both the lecture and seminar sections corresponding to their chosen sections. Please be sure to apply to only those sections that work with your schedule.

Please note on your application if you are able to teach in French, or have special qualifications related to any of the following elementary cohort themes:  Community of Inquiry in Teacher Education, Education for Sustainability, Indigenous Education, Arts-Based and Creativity, International Baccalaureate-Primary Years Programme, Kindergarten-Primary, Social and Emotional learning.

Please note if you’re hired, you will be required to attend a four hour in-person preparation seminar on August 25^th, 2025.

GTA Sections Schedule:

** French Section.

The corresponding lectures that the TAs are expected to attend before they lead the seminars are:

Application Procedure

To apply, please download and complete the ECPS GTA Application Cover Letter Template and submit along with your CV to the following address: ecps.administration@ubc.ca. Applications without using the template will not be reviewed. 

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity and diversity within its community. We especially welcome applications from members of visible minority groups, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. We encourage all qualified persons to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

Due to the number of applications we receive, we are not able to confirm receipt of submissions over the phone or by mail, nor can we provide the status of applicants except to those who are selected for an interview.