Course Coordinator NUSC 3P94 Spring

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Post End Date: April 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM. This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group).

NUSC 3P94 Spring D1

Course Coordinator

Compensation

Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds.

• Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $22.07 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)
• Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $34.73 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2024)

Duties

Reporting to the Department Chair or Course Instructor, the duties and responsibilities of the Course Coordinator will be in accordance with Article 22 of the Collective Agreement. These include overseeing the seminar/tutorial/lab sections for a particular course; coordinating Teaching Assistants/Lab Demonstrators/Marker-Graders and holding meetings with them; assisting in the preparation of marking schemes and coordinating the marking of course assignments and/or midterm, progress and final exams; and any other related duties as may be required by the course instructor.

Responsibilities:

In collaboration with the Course Instructor, the Course Coordinator will:

Facilitate course communication:

• Respond to student inquiries via email and/or LMS
• Post announcements on course LMS site

Facilitate course evaluation measures:

• Format exam scripts, prepare for printing, and coordinate distribution/tracking of exam documents
• Invigilate exams
• Coordinate and administer make-up quizzes/exams
• Coordinate grading of exams and assignments supporting consistency across multiple marker-graders/sections
• Correspond with students who have missed assignments, tests, exams and assisting in the coordination of make-up assessments, as approved by the course instructor

Support academic accommodations and medical absence verification:

• Liaise with Student Accessibility Services (SAS) and course instructors to coordinate academic accommodations for individual students
• Validate and correspond with students regarding Medical Self Declaration and Medical Verification Forms

Prepare course materials/resources and maintain course LMS site:

• Liaise with EdTech in course LMS site design and configuration
• Post materials/resources to course LMS site
• Support updating, formatting, editing course materials, including lesson plans, assignments, and assessments

Qualifications

• A completed Master of Nursing (MN/MScN) degree or a recognized graduate degree in Nursing field is preferred
• Previous course coordination experience working in a large course with multiple sections
• Experience grading scholarly papers and other written course evaluations

Applications

Please include a cover letter and a current resume. Members with seniority can provide seniority date within the application questionnaire.

For further information

Caron Staff
905-688-5550 ext. 4660

Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval.

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement:

* Part-time Graduate Students and Non-Students shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e. not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time.

The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - brocku.ca/human-resources.

Additional Comments

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website:
http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/

Academic terms generally run from:

Fall – September to December
Winter – January to April
Spring – May to July
Summer – July to August
*Actual dates can be found on the Timetables available on the Office of the Registrar web page: https://brocku.ca/registrar/toolkit/registration/

We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed.

Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups.

We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, and we accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process, as outlined in our Employment Accommodation Policy and consistent with the requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please contact talent@brocku.ca if you require a disability related accommodation so we can ensure your participation needs are met.

Brock University does not use AI Technology at any stage of the recruitment process.

We appreciate all applications received. Candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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