Physics Teaching Assistant Fall 2026

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Physics Teaching Assistants PHYS for Fall 2026

Hiring Unit:
Department of Physics

Course Title and Course Number:

PHYS 101 - Introductory Physics - Mechanics.

PHYS 131 - Mechanics and Waves.

PHYS 180 - Space, Time and Matter.

PHYS 182 - Our Evolving Universe.

PHYS 224 - Physics of Music.

PHYS 230 - Dynamics of Simple Systems

PHYS 253 - Thermal Physics.

PHYS 257 - Experimental Methods 1.

PHYS 260 - Modern Physics and Relativity

PHYS 320 - Introductory Astrophysics

PHYS 328 - Electronics.

PHYS 350 - Honours Electricity and Magnetism.

PHYS 357 - Honours Quantum Physics 1.

PHYS 352 - Honours Electromagnetic Waves.

PHYS 396 - Undergraduate Research Project

PHYS 404 - Climate Physics

PHYS 434 - Optics.

PHYS 469 – Advanced Physics Laboratory 2

PHYS 512 - Computational Physics with Applications.

PHYS 521 -  Astrophysics.

PHYS 551 - Quantum Theory.

PHYS 557 - Nuclear Physics

PHYS 558 - Solid State Physics.

PHYS 610 - Quantum Field Theory I

Estimated Number of Positions:
111
 

Total Hours of Work per Term:
90

Hourly Salary:

According to the collective agreement

Position Start Date:

2026-08-31

Position End Date:

2026-12-11

Deadline to Apply:

2026-05-28

McGill University is committed to equity in employment. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in Physics.

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PHYS 101 – Introductory Physics

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Grading
• Invigilation
• Lab facilitation
• Tutorial facilitation
• Office hours
• Peer collab facilitation
• Responding to student emails
• Updating materials
• Organizing scheduling

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 131 – Mechanics and Waves

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Lab demonstrations, supervision, facilitation, and lab report grading.
• Exam marking.
• Running tutorial sessions.
• Moderating myCourses discussions.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 180 - Space, Time and Matter

Key Responsibilities

• Invigilation of one evening or in-class midterm
• Answering students questions
• Marking of midterm and final exam questions
• Entering grades on mycourses

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 182 - Our Evolving Universe

Key Responsibilities:

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 224 – Physics of Music

Key Responsibilities:

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 230 – Dynamics of Simple Systems

Key Responsibilities

• Holding regular problem solving sessions/office hours to help students with assignments
• Participating in "grading parties" with instructor to grade midterm and final exams
• Invigilating 1 to 2 midterm exams in the evening
• Monitoring online forums/myCourses discussion boards.
• Grading weekly homework assignments

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 253 – Thermal Physics

Key Responsibilities:

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 257 – Experimental Methods 1

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation for experiments
• Supervision of students in assigned experiments
• Grading of lab reports
• Answering student questions

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 260 – Modern Physics and Relativity

Key Responsibilities

• Hold regular office hours to help students with assignments
• Facilitate in-class problem-solving sessions
• Grade assignments, quizzes, and exams
• Invigilate exams

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 320 – Introductory Astrophysics

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 328 - Electronics

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation for lab experiments
• Grading of lab reports and project
• Grading of assignments/midterm
• Supervision of students in the lab
• Updating assignments as needed
• Answering student questions
• Assistance with myCourses student discussions

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement. Completion of coursework in electronics, or equivalent experience.

PHYS 350 - Majors and Honours Electricity and Magnetism

Key Responsibilities

• Hold regular problem solving sessions/office hours to help students with assignments
• Participate in "grading parties" with instructor to get midterm exams and final exam graded promptly
• Invigilate 1 to 2 midterm exams in the evening
• Monitor online forums/myCourses discussion boards.
• Grade weekly homework assignments

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 357 – Honours Quantum Physics 1

Key Responsibilities

• Grading problem sets
• Leading tutorials
• Invigilating exams/quizzes
• Answering students' questions
• Holding office hours

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 352 - Honours Electromagentic Waves

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 396 – Undergraduate Research Project

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Invigilating exams
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 404 - Climate Physics

Key Responsibilities

• Attend lectures
• Grade regular homework problems
• Deliver a guest lecture (optional/conditional)
• Run help sessions before midterm and final exam
• Help grade final exam

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement. Ideally, the TA will have taken an atmospheric/climate physics course themselves, or have TA’ed for this course before. Alternatively, a graduate student with research involving planetary atmospheres would be ideal (stellar atmospheres would be a close second).

PHYS 434 - Optics

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate lab sessions and grade lab reports
• Grade assignments and exams
• Hold regular tutorials and/or office hours to help students with assignments
• Update lab materials as needed

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement. Ideally, the TA will have taken PHYS 434 at McGill.

PHYS 469 Advanced Physics Laboratory

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 512 – Computational Physics with Applications

Key Responsibilities

• Grading of homework assignments
• Be present in some class sessions to assist students doing in-class exercises
• Lead tutorial sessions to assist students with course material and homeworks
• Moderate discussions in the online forums

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 521- Astrophysics

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 551 Quantum Theory

Key Responsibilities

• Correcting assignments, mid-term and final examinations; answering student queries on the assignments;
• Provide TA sessions weekly on the assignments

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement. Advanced knowledge of quantum theory at the level of Sakurai.

PHYS 557- Nuclear Physics

Key Responsibilities

One or more of:

• Grading
• Holding tutorials and possibly office hours for consultation
• Supervising laboratory sessions
• Invigilating exams
• Attending lectures
• Assisting instructors in other aspects of the course development and delivery.

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program  at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 558 – Solid State Physics

Key Responsibilities

• Hold regular office hours to help students with assignments  
• Grade assignments and exams  
• Moderate MyCourses

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement.

PHYS 610 – Quantum Field Theory 1

Key Responsibilities

• Correcting assignments, mid-term and final examinations; answering student queries on the assignments;
• Provide replacement lecture(s) if the instructor is travelling;
• Provide TA sessions weekly on the assignments

Qualifications: Prior graduate/undergraduate study in the subject of the course. Suitable teaching skills. Must be registered in a graduate program at McGill University. Priority will be given to students enrolled in a graduate program in physics at McGill University following the rules of the collective agreement. Knowledge of graduate level course on Quantum Field Theory.

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

McGill University is committed to equity and diversity within its community and values academic rigour and excellence. We welcome and encourage applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities.

At McGill, research that reflects diverse intellectual traditions, methodologies, and modes of dissemination and translation is valued and encouraged. Candidates are invited to demonstrate their research impact both within and across academic disciplines and in other sectors, such as government, communities, or industry.

McGill further recognizes and fairly considers the impact of leaves (e.g., family care or health-related) that may contribute to career interruptions or slowdowns. Candidates are encouraged to signal any leave that affected productivity, or that may have had an effect on their career path. This information will be considered to ensure the equitable assessment of the candidate’s record.

McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated equity groups to self-identify. It further seeks to ensure the equitable treatment and full inclusion of persons with disabilities by striving for the implementation of universal design principles transversally, across all facets of the University community, and through accommodation policies and procedures. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [email protected].

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.