Mechanical Engineering Teaching Assistants - WINTER 2025

at  McGill University

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Hiring Unit:
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Course Title and Course Number:
MECH 210 – Mechanics I (65 hours)
MECH 220 – Mechanics II (70 hours)
MECH 240 – Thermodynamics I (65 hours)
MECH 261/262 – Statistics and Measurement Laboratory (100 & 50 hours)
MECH 289 – Design Graphics [for non-Mechanical Engineers] (90 hours)
MECH 290 – Design Graphics [for Mechanical Engineers] (75 hours)
MECH 292 – Conceptual Design (65 hours)
MECH 309 – Numerical Methods (65 hours)
MECH 314 – Dynamics of Mechanisms (65 hours)
MECH 315 – Mechanics III (65 hours)
MECH 321 – Mechanics of Deformable Solids (65 hours)
MECH 331 – Fluid Mechanics I (75 hours)
MECH 341 – Thermodynamics II (65 hours)
MECH 346 – Heat Transfer (65 hours)
MECH 360 – Principles of Manufacturing (85 hours)
MECH 362 – Mechanical Laboratory (70 hours)
MECH 383 – Applied Electronics and Instrumentation (75 hours)
MECH 393 – Machine Element Design (90 hours)
MECH 412 – System Dynamics and Control (90 hours)
MECH 419 – Advanced Mechanics of Systems (50 hours)
MECH 430 – Fluid Mechanics II (90 hours)
MECH 463 – Mechanical Engineering Project (85 hours)
Estimated Number of Positions:
Varies from term to term
Total Hours of Work per Term:
Varies from term to term
Position Summary:
Assisting instructor of the course with instruction and evaluation of students.
Qualifications:
MECH 210 - Preferably have been a teaching assistant for this course previously. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 220 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course with a good grade. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 240 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken one of the following courses at McGill: MECH 346 (with a grade of ‘A’), MECH 650 or MECH 654. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring at McGill. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 261/262 - Lab TAs: Presence during scheduled lab experiment hours obligatory (decided per student lab sign-up after start of term). Must have completed MECH 261 or 262 or equivalent. Experience required in experimental research, measurement device operation and data analysis. Requires public speaking ability. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
One Course TA: Must have completed MECH 261 or 262 or equivalent. Understanding of the principles of measurement device operation, electric circuits, statistics and data analysis required. Requires public speaking ability. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 289 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course with a good grade. Experience with Design Graphics, Proficiency in AutoCAD 2D and 3D and standards and conventions of Design Graphics Communication necessary. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 290 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course with a good grade. Prior experience with SolidWorks necessary. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 292 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course with a good grade. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 309 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course with a good grade. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 314 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course with a good grade. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Must have done a thesis, written a conference/journal paper or done a senior project involving mechanisms and/or kinematics. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 315 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course with a grade of at least ‘A-’. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 321 - Requires public speaking ability. Experience with finite element method and solid mechanics necessary. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 331 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course plus MECH 533 and MECH 610. Graduate studies completed or in progress in fluid mechanics or aerodynamics required. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 341 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course at McGill with a good grade and preferably have been a teaching assistant for this course and/or MECH 240 previously. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 346 - Requires public speaking ability. Must have completed and excelled in MECH 240 (or equivalent), MECH 331 (or equivalent), MECH 346 (or equivalent), and MECH 650. Prior TA experience in MECH 346 is highly desirable. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 360 - Must previously have taken MECH 360 or equivalent with a good grade. Must identify self to instructor as potential TA at least one term before application, for training during class tutorials. Basic knowledge of metrology instruments, how to use and read caliper, what are coordinate measuring machines and measurement probes. Basic understanding of geometric and dimensional tolerances. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 362 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course or equivalent. Must have completed an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 383 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course or equivalent. Must be a graduate in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. Experience in Python programming is required. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 393 - Requires public speaking ability. Preferably have been a teaching assistant for this course previously. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 412 - Requires public speaking ability. Must have completed a course in system dynamics and control. Experience with Matlab/Simulink and MSC ADAMS. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 419 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course or equivalent. Graduate studies in system dynamics and controls. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 430 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously have taken this course or an equivalent course on compressible flow and have research experience in gasdynamics. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
MECH 463 - Requires public speaking ability. Must previously taken this course or equivalent. (hands-on design and build capstone project course). Experience with WebCT environment is an asset. Past TA duties must include marking or demonstrating or tutoring. Proficiency in English required as assessed by the instructor.
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,
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All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority

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