Course Coordinator NUSC 1P01 Fall D2

This position is part of the

CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group)

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Post End Date:

Note to all candidates: This posting will close at 12:01 am on the date listed .

July 12, 2024

NUSC 1P01

Course Coordinator Fall D2

Compensation 

Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds. 

• Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate – $22.07 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)
• Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate – $34.73 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

Duties 

Reporting to the Department Chair or Course Instructor, the duties and responsibilities of the Course Coordinator will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement. These include overseeing the seminar/tutorial/lab sections for a particular course; coordinating Teaching Assistants/Lab Demonstrators/Marker-Graders and holding meetings with them; assisting in the preparation of marking schemes and coordinating the marking of course assignments and/or midterm, progress and final exams; and any other related duties as may be required by the course instructor.

Responsibilities:

In collaboration with the Course Instructor, the Course Coordinator will:

Facilitate course communication:

• Respond to student inquiries via email and/or LMS
• Post announcements on course LMS site

Facilitate course evaluation measures:

• Format exam scripts, prepare for printing, and coordinate distribution/tracking of exam documents
• Invigilate exams
• Coordinate and administer make-up quizzes/exams
• Coordinate grading of exams and assignments supporting consistency across multiple marker-graders/sections
• Correspond with students who have missed assignments, tests, exams and assisting in the coordination of make-up assessments, as approved by the course instructor

Support academic accommodations and medical absence verification:

• Liaise with Student Accessibility Services (SAS) and course instructors to coordinate academic accommodations for individual students
• Validate and correspond with students regarding Medical Self Declaration and Medical Verification Forms

Prepare course materials/resources and maintain course LMS site:

• Liaise with EdTech in course LMS site design and configuration
• Post materials/resources to course LMS site
• Support updating, formatting, editing course materials, including lesson plans, assignments, and assessments

Qualifications 

• A completed Master of Nursing (MN/MScN) degree or a recognized graduate degree in a related field is preferred
• Previous course coordination experience working in a large course with multiple sections
• Experience grading scholarly papers and other written course evaluations

Applications 

Please include a cover letter and a current resume. Members with seniority can provide seniority date within the application questionnaire.

For further information 

Chair name: Karyn Taplay

905-688-5550

Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval. 

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement: 

• Part-time Graduate Students and Non-Students shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e. not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time.

The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Human Resources Web Site – brocku.ca/human-resources 

Additional Comments 

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website: 

http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/ 

Academic terms generally run from:

Fall – September to December

Winter – January to April

Spring – May to July

Summer – July to August

• Actual dates can be found on the Timetables available on the Office of the Registrar web page: https://brocku.ca/registrar/toolkit/registration/

Applicants are required to upload a resume and cover letter as part of the application process.

Brock University is actively committed to diversity and the principles of Employment Equity and invites applications from all qualified candidates. Women, Aboriginal peoples including those who identify as members of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, members of visible minorities and racialized groups, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons are encouraged to apply. We will accommodate the needs of the applicants and the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the selection process, as outlined in the Employment Accommodation Policy https://brocku.ca/policies/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/Employment-Accommodation-Policy.pdf. Please advise: talent@brocku.ca to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated through this process. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

It is Brock University’s policy to give consideration to qualified internal applicants.

We appreciate all applications received; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. 

Learn more about Brock University by visiting www.brocku.ca

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