ECON - Teaching Assistantships - W27 - 2nd posting

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Job Description

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 Winter 2027 term.

Hiring Unit: Department of Economics

Position Summary:

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 416 Topics in Economics Development 2- Professor Amodio, 1 position of 90 hours

ECON 426 Labour Economics – Professor Langer, 1 position of 90 hours

ECON 437 Methods for Casual Inference – Professor Chemin, 1 position for 90 hours

Hourly Salary: $38.46

Position Start Date: January 5, 2027

Position End Date: May 7, 2027

Deadline to Apply: November 21, 2026

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