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Application deadline: April 30, 2025
Date of Posting: March 31, 2025
| ASIA 100 | Introduction to Traditional Asia |
| ASIA 250 | Introduction to Buddhism |
| ASIA 305 | Asian Horror Cinema: National Nightmares and Specters of Trauma |
| ASIA 314 | Premodern Japan |
| ASIA 320 | History of Early China |
| ASIA 323 | History of Cantonese Worlds |
| ASIA 325 | Hong Kong Cinema |
| ASIA 326 | Critical Approaches to Manga and Anime |
| ASIA 327 | Korean Popular Music in Context |
| ASIA 330 | Muslims in Modern South Asia |
| ASIA 343 | Film in South Asia |
| ASIA 351 | Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation |
| ASIA 355 | Chinese Cinema |
| ASIA 363 | Fiction and Film from Modern Taiwan |
| ASIA 364 | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation |
| ASIA 411 | Chinese Political Thought and Institutions |
| ASIA 456 | History and Culture of Taiwan |
Please note the course list is not comprehensive (in terms of not listing language courses, but also more generally), and is an estimate at the time of this posting. TAships are created on an enrolment basis; many of these courses will not receive TAs. The application form does not restrict applications to the contents of this list.
Required qualifications:
- High level of fluency in the language/subject to be taught
- Ability to prepare teaching materials
- Training or previous experience in language teaching in the relevant language desirable
Period of Employment:
Term 1: September 1 – December 31, 2025
Term 2: January 1 – April 30, 2026
NOTE: All teaching assistantships for the 2025 Winter session will be 192 hours per course unless otherwise noted.
General nature of the duties:
Preparation of and instruction in the language laboratory, discussion periods, tutorial sessions, review sessions and lectures; teaching; keeping class records; setting, marking and providing feedback on examinations, tests and assignments; holding office hours; invigilating exams and assisting instructors to conduct oral exams; management and maintenance of a website and Canvas; duplicating materials; ordering and obtaining AV equipment; demonstrating procedures or setting up demonstrations.
Current salary (as of September, 2024 – likely to increase in September, 2025):
| Graduate Teaching Assistant I (Doctoral) or equivalent | $40.16/hour |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant II (Masters) or equivalent | $38.65/hour |
| Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA1) | $26.40/hour |
Application Procedure:
If you are interested and think that you qualify, please fill out an application here: https://asia.air.arts.ubc.ca/ta-form-2025-w/
The deadline for submission is April 30, 2025.
Please note that generally it is impossible to make firm decisions about appointments until the enrollments are known at the end of the registration period.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.