Contact & Student Job Postings

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions for 2026-27

The Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree program invites applications for CUPE 3908 Unit 2 Graduate Teaching Assistants for the 2026-2027 academic year.

You must be a registered graduate student at Trent University, and in receipt of GTA funding to be eligible to apply.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Eligible new and returning graduate students must submit the following to apply for a GTA position:

• cover letter including a statement of interest, and your top 3 preferred courses
   
• up-to-date CV
   
• GTA Supplementary Form

Please submit your application package to bas@trentu.ca no later than August 1, 2026.

PLEASE NOTE:

• New this year, you will be required to submit a GTA Supplementary Form, which will be included in an email to all eligible graduate students, from the Office of the Deans, Arts and Science.
   
• Preferences are not guaranteed.
   
• The courses listed above have been conditionally identified for GTA support based on projected enrolment, and subject to budgetary approval by the Dean's Office.
   
• The hourly rate of pay for Graduate Teaching Assistants, in accordance with the CUPE 3908 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, may be found in Appendix A, Wage rates at this link: CUPE Collective Agreement 2024-2028.

Contact Us

Jessica Barr, Ph.D. (on leave)
Program Coordinator
Bachelor of Arts and Science Program

Hugh Hodges
Acting Program Coordinator (2025-2026)
Associate Professor, English and Cultural Studies
Graduate Faculty, M.A. English Literature (Public Texts),
PhD Cultural Studies

Christine Quigley
Academic Administrative Assistant
Bachelor of Arts and Science Program
LEC N122
bas@trentu.ca
705-748-1011 x. 7079