Teaching Assistant - SEA-PHAGES: Electron Microscopy - MIMM 390 - Fall 2026

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Hiring Unit:

Microbiology and Immunology

Course Title:

Sea-Phages-Electron Microscopy

Course Code:

MIMM 390

Estimated Number of Positions:

1

Total Hours of Work per Term:

8

Hiring Unit:
Microbiology and Immunology

Course Title and Course Number:
SEA-PHAGES: Electron Microscopy: MIMM 390

Estimated Number of Positions:
1

Total Hours of Work per Term:
8 hours

Position Summary:
The Teaching Assistant should be present for the duration of the two Electron Microscopy lab which take place in the Electron Microscopy Facility. These labs are scheduled to take place towards the end of November 2026, from 1:30-5:30pm. The Teaching Assistant will be required to explain techniques and theory to the students and proceed with short technical demonstrations. The Teaching Assistant is also responsible for instructing students on safe laboratory procedures. In the first session (4 hours) the Teaching Assistant will be required to perform negative staining experiments and prepare grids to subsequently observe in the Tecnai Spirit electron microscope at the Facility for Electron Microscopy (FEMR) at McGill. The samples used for the grid preparation will be phage samples purified by students in previous tutorials of this course. In the second section, the Teaching Assistant will bring the students to FEMR and will assist them in imaging their grids and samples in the Tecnai Spirit electron microscope. Images will be recorded from these samples and shared with the students for their reports.

Qualifications:

A Teaching Assistant is a Graduate Student at the Master’s or Doctoral level, at McGill University, employed to assist a course Supervisor. The Teaching Assistant must have experience using an electron microscope and experience preparing electron microscopy grids and negative staining.

Language Requirements:   Effective communication skills in English are essential. An effective communication skill in French is desirable.

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.

Hourly Salary:

$37.34

Position Start Date:

2026-05-11

Position End Date:

2026-12-22

Deadline to Apply:

2026-05-27

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