Teaching Assistant in the Contemporary Studies Program (Part-time)

Deadline for Applications: Monday, August 31, 2026 Established in 1789, the University of King’s College is Canada’s oldest chartered university and is associated with Dalhousie University. A small and extraordinarily lively academic community located in Halifax (Kjipuktuk), Nova Scotia, King’s is known nationally and internationally for its interdisciplinary programs in the humanities, including its first-year Foundation Year Program, its professional programs in journalism and its fine arts programs in creative writing.

King’s is a community in which students, faculty, alumni and staff work to bring greater understanding, creativity and compassion to the world.

The Contemporary Studies Program (CSP) at the University of King’s College invites applications for a Teaching Assistant to handle duties in CTMP 2001.03F: “Social and Political Thought 1” in the 2026/27 academic year. CTMP 2001 is a broad interdisciplinary course which surveys social and political thought from the early 19th century to the early 20th. Writers explored include Hegel, Marx, Zetkin, Mill, Jacobs, Kierkegaard, and Woolf.

The fall work term runs from September 8 to December 31, 2026.

Duties Include But Not Limited To:

- reading course material
- attending lectures (please consult the Dalhousie Academic Timetable regarding class time)
- leading a weekly one-hour tutorial
- holding office hours and ensuring an online presence to assist students with assignments
- consulting on a regular basis with the instructor regarding the approach taken in teaching, grading and other expectations
- grading short assignments

Qualifications And Experience Candidates may come from various fields but should have at least an undergraduate degree. Familiarity with the modern and contemporary periods will be considered an asset, as will prior TA experience (at the university level). Hourly Rate of Pay: $35.11/hr (classification of TA90). Position is conditional on the course’s final enrollment numbers.





Deadline for Applications: Monday, August 31, 2026 To apply for this position, please forward your C.V. (including a statement concerning your teaching experience) to Katie Schmidt at [email protected].

Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Sarah Clift, who can be reached by email at [email protected].

The University of King’s College is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community. Deadline for Applications: Monday, August 31, 2026

Established in 1789, the University of King’s College is Canada’s oldest chartered university and is associated with Dalhousie University. A small and extraordinarily lively academic community located in Halifax (Kjipuktuk), Nova Scotia, King’s is known nationally and internationally for its interdisciplinary programs in the humanities, including its first-year Foundation Year Program, its skilled programs in journalism and its fine arts programs in creative writing. King’s is a community in which students, faculty, alumni and staff work to bring greater understanding, creativity and compassion to the world.

The Contemporary Studies Program (CSP) at the University of King’s College invites applications for a Teaching Assistant to handle duties in CTMP 2001.03F:



“Social and Political Thought 1” in the 2026/27 academic year. CTMP 2001 is a broad interdisciplinary course which surveys social and political thought from the early 19th century to the early 20th. Writers explored include Hegel, Marx, Zetkin, Mill, Jacobs, Kierkegaard, and Woolf.

The fall work term runs from September 8 to December 31, 2026.

Duties Include But Not Limited To:

- reading course material
- attending lectures (please consult the Dalhousie Academic Timetable regarding class time)
- leading a weekly one-hour tutorial
- holding office hours and ensuring an online presence to assist students with assignments
- consulting on a regular basis with the instructor regarding the approach taken in teaching, grading and other expectations
- grading short assignments

Qualifications And Experience Candidates may come from various fields but should have at least an undergraduate degree. Familiarity with the modern and contemporary periods will be considered an asset, as will prior TA experience (at the university level). Hourly Rate of Pay: $35.11/hr (classification of TA90). Position is conditional on the course’s final enrollment numbers.

Deadline for Applications: Monday, August 31, 2026 To apply for this position, please forward your C.V. (including a statement concerning your teaching experience) to Katie Schmidt at [email protected].

Questions regarding the position should be directed to Dr. Sarah Clift, who can be reached by email at [email protected].

The University of King’s College is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community.

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