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4012 – Post-secondary teaching and research assistants

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants assist university professors, community college and CEGEP teachers and other faculty members in teaching and research activities at universities and colleges.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • College laboratory assistant
  • College teaching assistant
  • Demonstrator, laboratory - post-secondary teaching assistance
  • Discussion group leader - post-secondary teaching assistant
  • Graduate assistant - university
  • Laboratory assistant, college
  • Laboratory assistant, university
  • Laboratory demonstrator - post-secondary teaching assistance
  • Laboratory supervisor - post-secondary teaching assistant
  • Marker - post-secondary teaching assistance
  • Post-secondary research assistant
  • Post-secondary teaching assistant
  • Research assistant - post-secondary
  • Research assistant, university
  • Teaching assistant - post-secondary
  • Teaching assistant - university
  • Teaching assistant, college
  • Teaching assistant, university
  • University laboratory assistant
  • University teaching assistant
  • College laboratory assistant
  • College teaching assistant
  • Graduate assistant - university
  • Post-secondary research assistant
  • Research assistant, university

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Post-secondary teaching assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Organize reference materials, visual aids and other materials as required by university professors or college teachers for lectures
    • Conduct seminars, discussion groups and laboratory sessions to supplement lectures
    • Assist in the preparation and administration of examinations
    • Grade examinations, term papers and laboratory reports.
  • Research assistants perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Conduct literature reviews, surveys, laboratory experiments and other research for use in scholarly publications
    • Compile research results and assist professors in the analysis of results and the preparation of journal articles or papers.

    Post-secondary teaching and research assistants specialize in a subject matter based on their field of study.

Employment requirements

  • Enrolment in a university or college program is required.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    • Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants (4413)
    • Other instructors (4216)

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
    Skill level
    A – Occupations usually require university education.
    Major group
    40 – Professional occupations in education services
    Minor group
    401 – University professors and post-secondary assistants
    Version
    NOC 2011 Version 1.0