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TEACHING ASSISTANT posting
Position overview
Priority System for TA/TM Appointments
Position role: Instructional
Employment Type: Per-course, contract
Application Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2026 at 11:00 am
Departmental contact
For questions or concerns about this position, please contact:
Lisa Dasilva, Manager
Email: siat_mgr@sfu.ca
Position description
The School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) is posting for teaching assistants. Please see below for the listing of courses and TA qualifications for the term, or for complete details of the positions available please visit the application system at https://internal.fcat.sfu.ca/appointments/
All TA positions are in the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) and are subject to sufficient enrollment and final budgetary authorization.
Logging in to the FCAT Application System:
Important: Access to the FCAT Application System is restricted to SFU accounts and requires authentication through MFA and the SFU VPN if you are not connected to the SFU network.
External applicants, please refer to https://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/work-at-siat/teaching-assistants-reposting.html for instructions.
If you have an SFU computing ID:
- Ensure your SFU account is enrolled in multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Be signed in to SFU's virtual private network (SFU VPN) if not on the SFU network
- Connect to the FCAT internal application system
- Click on "I have an SFU Computing Account" and log in using your username and password.
NOTE: If this is your first time on the system using your SFU account, you will be prompted to enter your name, employee (student) number and other details.
If you do not have an SFU computing ID please refer to https://www.sfu.ca/siat/people/work-at-siat/teaching-assistants-reposting.html for instructions.
Instructions for External Applicants
Please complete the External Application TA Form and submit it, along with your cover letter and resume, to siat_exta@sfu.ca
External applicants refer to individuals who are not full-time employees of the University and who are not students in any of the GTA 1, GTA 2, or UTA categories.
Course |
Course Name |
Instructor |
Campus |
Est. Based Unit |
IAT 103W D100 |
Design Communication & Collaboration |
Niranjan Rajah |
Surrey |
5.67 |
IAT 206W |
Media Across Cultures |
TBD |
Surrey |
6.67 |
IAT 210 |
Introduction to Games Studies: Theory & Design |
Michael Filimowicz |
Online |
5.17 |
IAT 309W D100 |
Writing Methods for Research |
Chantal Gibson |
Surrey |
6.67 |
IAT 340 |
Sound Design |
Mark Nazemi |
Online |
4.17 |
IAT 360 |
Exploring AI |
Nilay Yalcin |
Surrey |
4.17 |
IAT 461 |
Data Science Human-Centered Systems |
Alireza Karduni |
Online |
4.17 |