Teaching Assistantships and Fellowships

Teaching Assistantships will be assigned in accordance to Article 12.04 of the CA as outlined below:

12.04  In the appointment to TAships within the bargaining unit, the Employer shall follow the four level preference system outlined below. No TAships shall be offered to candidates in Group B until the qualified candidates in Group A have been exhausted. No TAships shall be offered to candidates in Group C until the qualified candidates in Group B have been exhausted. TAships may only be offered to candidates in Group D when there remain no qualified candidates in any other Group. 

A. First Preference — Group A

Is for qualified graduate students registered as:

1. students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
2. students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and for whom the TAship has been granted as part of the funding commitment offered by Queen’s University.

B. Second Preference — Group B

Is for qualified graduate students registered as:

1. students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
2. students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and for whom
3. the TAship will not form part of the funding commitment offered by Queen’s University; or
4. there is currently no funding commitment provided by Queen’s University.

C. Third Preference — Group C

Is for qualified graduate students that have previously held a TAship or TFship for the Employer.

D. Fourth Preference — Group D

Is for qualified graduate students that have not met the criteria as set out in 12.04 A, B, or