Careers

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Our Values

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Our Values

Learn more about the School of Engineering and the values we hold.

FACULTY AND STAFF

We value our faculty and staff members and are always looking for talented people to join our thriving team. Excellent benefits, diverse career opportunities, and a true community spirit are just some of the reasons you should consider joining our team of talented, dynamic faculty and staff. For a full list of current openings, visit UBC’s Staff & Faculty Careers page.

Current Faculty Postings

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Staff Postings

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CURRENT TEACHING ASSISTANT postings

Graduate & Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Positions

Teaching assistants fall under the BCGEU collective agreement. The number of positions available are contingent upon the courses being offered each term, their format, and the number of registered students.

Salary

The wage scale for teaching assistants are as follows:

BCGEU Teaching Assistant Salary Scales
Classification Annual Monthly Hourly
GTA 1 Graduate student in a Ph.D Program $15,544.56 $1,943.07 $40.48
GTA 2 Student registered in a Masters Degree $14,978.80 $1,872.35 $39.01
UTA Student registered in a Bachelors program $8,545.20 $1,068.40 $22.26

Please note: Contract negotiations are currently underway.  Therefore, wage rates may be higher than shown depending on the outcome.

Typical duties

Marking TAs: marking course assignments and/or quizzes, uploading grades to CANVAS, and attending meetings with the course instructor as required.  Collecting and filing student sample work for accreditation.

Tutorial TAs: tutorial course delivery, marking assignments and/or quizzes, uploading grades to CANVAS, and attending meetings with the course instructor as required.

Laboratory TAs: attending lab training, preparing for lab sections, providing instruction on theory and lab procedures, marking lab reports / assignments / quizzes, uploading grades to CANVAS, reviewing and improving lab procedures, monitoring student compliance with lab safety rules, and correcting experiment setups during labs as required.

Information for applicants

  • Deadline to apply is 11:59 PM on April 30, 2026. No exceptions.
  • You must be a registered full-time student at UBC Okanagan.
  • You must be physically present on the Kelowna campus for the duration of the term of employment.
  • You must possess the necessary qualifications.
  • Priority will be given to School of Engineering graduate students.
  • Offer letters will be sent out in early July.

Open Positions for Winter Term 1 and Winter Term 2

WINTER TERM 1 POSITIONS

WINTER TERM 2 POSITIONS

Position start dates are September 1, 2026 for Winter Term 1 courses and January 1, 2027 for Winter Term 2 courses.

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Application for TA Positions

Please note: if duplicate applications are received from any candidate, the most recent version will be used.  All versions with earlier time stamps will be deleted.

Thank you for applying.

For more information, please email judy.strykiwsky@ubc.ca.