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Application deadline: March 31, 2025
Date of Posting: March 14, 2025
| ASIA 110 | Introduction to Religions in Asia |
| ASIA 211 | Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions |
| ASIA 305 | Asian Horror Cinema: National Nightmares and Specters of Trauma |
| ASIA 314 | Premodern Japan |
| 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 331 | Islam in South Asia (750-1750) |
| ASIA 338 | Modern India |
| ASIA 345 | Chinese Film Classics |
| ASIA 351 | Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation |
| ASIA 355 | History of Chinese Cinema |
| ASIA 356 | Korean Cinema |
| ASIA 359 | Afghan History |
| ASIA 361 | Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation II |
| ASIA 363 | Fiction and Film from Modern Taiwan |
| ASIA 365 | Punjabi Cinema |
| ASIA 366A | Modern Iranian Women Writers and Artists |
| ASIA 370 | The Sanskrit Cosmopolis: India and the World, 200-1500 CE |
| ASIA 375 | Global Chinese Cinemas |
| ASIA 380 | Modern Arabic Literature from the Middle East and North Africa in Translation |
| ASIA 393 | History of Iran from the Sasanians to the Safavids |
| ASIA 395 | Modern Persian Literature |
| ASIA 419 | Economic History of India |
| ASIA 428 | Mughal India |
| ASIA 456 | History and Culture of Taiwan |
(Please note the course list is not comprehensive, and is an estimate at the time of this posting. Not all courses on the list will be assigned a TA. Language courses will also be available. 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: May 13 – July 1, 2025
Term 2: July 2 – August 24, 2025
NOTE: All teaching assistantships for the 2025 Summer 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:
| 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-s/
The deadline for submission is March 31, 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.