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 2025
|
Course |
Title |
Term |
Time |
|
BLCK 200/3.0 |
Black Studies and the Politics of Liberation: An Introduction |
Fall |
LEC Tue 8:30-11:30 |
|
GNDS 120-001/3.0 |
Women, Gender, Difference |
Fall |
LEC Tue 11:30-1:30 TUT Wed 8:30-9:30 Wed 3:30-4:30 |
|
GNDS 120-002/3.0 |
Women, Gender, Difference |
Fall |
LEC Fri 11:30-1:30 TUT Tue 3:30-4:30 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 Tue 11:30-1:00 Fri 1:00-2:30 |
|
GNDS 212/3.0 |
Racism, Colonialism and Resistance |
Fall |
LEC Tue 3:30-5:30 TUT Wed 10:30-11:30 Thu 2:30-3:30 |
|
GNDS 215S/3.0 |
Introduction to Sexual and Gender Diversity (Online) |
Fall |
Online - Asynchronous |
|
GNDS 262/3.0 |
Reproductive Justice |
Fall |
LEC Mon 2:30-5:30 |
|
GNDS 295/3.0 |
Comics and Politics |
Fall |
LEC Mon 1:00-2:30 Wed 11:30-1:30 |
|
GNDS 330/3.0 |
Gender and the Global South |
Fall |
LEC Fri 2:30-5:30 |
Winter 2026
|
Course |
Title |
Term |
Time |
|
BLCK 220S/3.0 |
African Literature on These Indigenous Lands |
Winter |
LEC Fri 2:30-5:30 |
|
GNDS 120S/3.0 |
Women, Gender, Difference (Online) |
Winter |
Online - Asynchronous |
|
GNDS 125-001/3.0 |
Gender, Race and Popular Culture |
Winter |
LEC Tue 11:30-1:30 TUT Wed 9:30-10:30 10:30-11:30 |
|
GNDS 125-002/3.0 |
Gender, Race and Popular Culture |
Winter |
LEC Thu 8:30-10:30 TUT Fri 2:30-3:30 Wed 3:30-4:30 |
|
GNDS 215/3.0 |
Introduction to Sexual and Gender Diversity |
Winter |
LEC Mon 2:30-4:30 TUT Tue 3:30-4:30 4:30-5:30 |
|
GNDS 311/3.0 |
Feminist Thought |
Winter |
LEC Fri 11:30-2:30 |
|
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 4:00-5:30 Thu 2:30-4:00 |
|
GNDS 320/3.0 |
HIV/AIDS Movements: Histories of Community Health Activism |
Winter |
LEC Fri 2:30-5:30 |
|
GNDS 326/3.0 |
Gender, Diaspora and the Arts |
Winter |
LEC Tue 2:30-5:30 |
|
GNDS 335/3.0 |
Science Fiction and Fantasy |
Winter |
LEC Mon 4:00-5:30 Wed 2:30-4:00 |
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, 2025.
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, 2025.
All students must submit their application via the form available at .
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please note that these positions are subject to funding and/or enrolment criteria.
Questions can be directed to Anita Ragunathan, Acting Department Administrator (anita.r@queensu.ca).