Post-secondary teaching and research assistants – NOC : 4012

Unit Group

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.

Example Titles

college laboratory assistant

college teaching assistant

graduate assistant – university

post-secondary research assistant

research assistant, university

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Main 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.

Classified elsewhere

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