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41201 – Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants assist university professors, community college and CEGEP teachers and other faculty members in teaching and research activities at universities and colleges.
Profile
Example titles
- College laboratory assistant
- College teaching assistant
- Graduate assistant - university
- Post-secondary research assistant
- University research assistant
Inclusions
- Tutor - post-secondary teaching assistant
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Post-secondary teaching assistants
- Organize reference materials, visual aids and other materials as required by university professors or college teachers for lectures
- Conduct seminars, discussion groups and laboratory sessions to supplement lectures
- Assist in the preparation and administration of examinations
- Grade examinations, term papers and laboratory reports.
Research assistants
- Conduct literature reviews, surveys, laboratory experiments and other research for use in scholarly publications
- Compile research results and assist professors in the analysis of results and the preparation of journal articles or papers.
Employment requirements
- Enrolment in, or completion of, a university or college program is required.
Additional information
- Post-secondary teaching and research assistants specialize in a subject matter based on their field of study.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
- TEER
- 1 – Occupations usually require a university degree
- Major group
- 41 – Professional occupations in law, education, social, community and government services
- Sub-major group
- 412 – Professional occupations in education services
- Minor group
- 4120 – University professors and post-secondary assistants
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- NOC 2021 Version 1.0