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:
- students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
- 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:
- students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
- students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources, and for whom
- the TAship will not form part of the funding commitment offered by Queen’s University; or
- 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
Teaching Assistantships form part of the guaranteed minimum funding package for full-time graduate students in the Department of Psychology (MSc1, 2, PhD1, 2, 3, 4). A graduate student may decline the offer of a teaching assistantship, in which case their funding package will be reduced accordingly.