Posting Reason:

New Position

Location where work is to be performed:

Smyth, Alta Vista, General Hospital, CHEO Campuses

Session:

2026 Fall Semester | Trimestre d'automne

Faculty:

Faculté de médecine/ Faculty of Medicine

Unit:

Faculty Payroll - Students and Casuals

Job Classification:

Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE)

Posting Type:

Cours précis / Specific course

Course Title:

Biostatistics I

Course Code:

EPI5242

Section:

Supervisor name (if known):

Dr. Dylan Spicker

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/07/13

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/08/04

Description of tasks (hours):

Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.

Recherche / Research:0

Préparation / Preparation:12

Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:36

Correction - Notation / Grading:42

Surveillance / Proctoring:0

Formation / Training:0

Autre / Other:0

Number of positions:

1

Expected Enrolment:

30

Work Start Date:

August 31, 2026

Work End Date:

December 22, 2026

Total Work Hours:

90

Hourly Rate:

AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $50.25 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Language of Work:

Anglais | English

Requirements and Nature of Work:

Nature of Work:

• Contact with students: The TA will be required to attend class to assist with the running of in-class activities, aiding the students therein.

• Preparation: This in-class involvement will require preparation prior to the class to ensure overall comfort with the material and activities.
• Grading: The TA will assist with some of the grading of student work (short-answer style questions).

Requirements:

• Graduate-level course in biostatistics, and corresponding comfort with statistical techniques (descriptive analysis, parameter estimation and hypothesis testing as well as nonparametric tests, power calculation and regression modeling).

• Comfort with these topics, as well as broader data management in at least one statistical software or programming language (e.g., R or SAS).

• Strong communication skills (written and oral), with a particular emphasis on the communication of statistical results and concepts.

• Preferred qualifications: experience with both R and SAS is considered an asset.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.

The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact the academic unit to communicate the accommodation need.

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