Teaching Assistant Appointments

TAs receive a total of 8.5 payments for the term. Salary information can be accessed through SFU MyInfo.

Appointees' signatures are not required for Payroll appointments.

The following are significant steps during a TA appointment:

• Time Use Guidelines (TUG) - to be completed in consultation with the course instructor/Workshop Coordinator during the first week of classes.
• Workload review – to be conducted by the course instructor/Workshop Coordinator after week 5 – usually after the first major marking event. Workload reviews are mandatory for all TAs. 
• TA evaluation by the instructor/Workshop Coordinator – See the form that the instructor/Workshop Coordinator completes at the end of the term. 

TAs who want to apply for health benefits should go, with a copy of their appointment form, to Human Resources in Strand Hall. Note: If you have not had a break in your TA appointments, your application for benefits will be carried forward. You do not need to re-apply.

Copies of the SFU/TSSU Collective Agreement are available to you online.

Please submit your completed Payroll paperwork to the Graduate Secretary (statgrad at sfu.ca) at your earliest convenience. Appointments cannot be processed without all required documents.