2024-25 Teaching Assistant Opportunities

The Department of Gender Studies invites applications from qualified Queen’s graduate students interested in being a TA for the courses listed below. 

Fall 2024

Course

Title

Term

Time

GNDS 120-001/3.0

Women, Gender, Difference

Fall

LEC Mon 2:30-4:30

TUT Tues 8:30-9:30

        Wed 1:30-2:30

GNDS 120-002/3.0

Women, Gender, Difference

Fall

LEC Fri 12:30-2:30

TUT Mon 10:30-11:30

                 4:30-5:30

GNDS 125S/3.0

Gender, Race and Popular Culture (Online)

Fall

Online - Asynchronous

GNDS 211/3.0

Feminist Histories

Fall

LEC Mon 11:30-1:00

        Thu 1:00-2:30

BLCK 200/3.0

Introduction to Black Studies and Liberation

Fall

LEC Thu 8:30-11:30

GNDS 212/3.0

Racism, Colonialism and Resistance

Fall

LEC Tue 2:30-4:30

TUT Thu 11:30-12:30

               12:30-1:30

GNDS 215S/3.0

Introduction to Sexual and Gender Diversity (Online)

Fall

Online - Asynchronous

GNDS 282/3.0

Critical Approaches to Solidarity and Alliance Work

Fall

LEC Fri 8:30-11:30

GNDS 320/3.0

HIV/AIDS Movements: Histories of Community Health Activism

Fall

LEC Fri 2:30-5:30

GNDS 335/3.0

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Fall

LEC Mon 2:30-4:00

        Thu 4:00-5:30

GNDS 345/3.0

Research Methods in Gender Studies

Fall

LEC Fri 11:30-2:30

Winter 2025

Course

Title

Term

Time

GNDS 120S/3.0

Women, Gender, Difference (Online)

Winter

Online - Asynchronous

GNDS 125-001/3.0

Gender, Race and Popular Culture

Winter

LEC Tue 9:30-11:30

TUT Tue 2:30-3:30

       Wed 2:30-4:30

GNDS 125-002/3.0

Gender, Race and Popular Culture

Winter

LEC Fri 11:30-2:30

TUT Mon 11:30-12:30

           Wed 3:30-4:30

GNDS 215/3.0

Introduction to Sexual and Gender Diversity

Winter

LEC Mon 9:30-11:30

TUT Mon 1:30-2:30

        Tue 1:30-2:30

BLCK 220/3.0

African Literature on these Indigenous Lands

Winter

LEC Thu 11:30-2:30

GNDS 262/3.0

Reproductive Justice

Winter

LEC Tue 2:30-5:30

GNDS 311/3.0

Feminist Thought

Winter

LEC Mon 2:30-5:30

GNDS 312/3.0

Black Feminist Thought: An Introduction

Winter

LEC Tue 8:30-11:30

GNDS 315/3.0

Feminist Pedagogies

Winter

LEC Tue 1:00-2:30

      Thu 11:30-1:00

GNDS 320/3.0

Black Environmentalism: A Global South Perspective

Winter

LEC Tue 11:30-1:30

For a summary of course descriptions, visit the Gender Studies and Black Studies program pages.

Application Instructions

Teaching Assistant positions are filled according to Group Preferences set out in the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.  

First Preference: Group A

For qualified students registered as:

1) students in a department or program in which the TA position will be offered; or

2) students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and for whom the TA position has been granted as part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer.

Second Preference: Group B

For qualified graduate students registered as:

1) students in a department or program in which the TA position will be offered; or

2) students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and who are in their first unfunded year of their graduate studies program.

Third Preference: Group C

For qualified graduate students registered as:

1) students in a department or program in which the TA position will be offered; or

2) students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and for whom the TA position will not form part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer; or there is currently no funding commitment provided by the Employer.

Fourth Preference: Group D

For qualified graduate students that have previously held a TA position or Teaching Fellowship for the Employer.

Fifth Preference: Group E

For qualified graduate students that have not met the criteria set out in A, B, C, or D.

Graduate students in Group A must submit their course preferences by 11:59 pm EST on July 30, 2024.

Graduate students in Groups B, C, D, and E must submit a curriculum vitae and a copy of their transcript(s) setting out their academic accomplishments, relevant experience, and course preferences by 11:59 pm EST on July 30, 2024.

Gender Studies graduate students must submit the application form available on their student dashboard. All other applicants must submit the application form available at .

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Questions can be directed to Jarena Lee, Department Administrator (jarena.lee@queensu.ca).

For more information on how many hours are offered for each course, download the position posting here.