Hello and welcome to Simon Fraser University!

Who is that teaching in my lecture component?

At SFU, about 25% of the time it's a Sessional Instructor and about 75% of the time it's a Professor. While Sessional Instructors and Professors do the same teaching job, many aspects of their job conditions are different.

I must also attend a smaller component once or twice a week called a Lab or Tutorial - who is teaching that?

I'm taking an online distance course - who is responding to my emails/grading my papers?

I'm in an English Language & Culture class/Interpretation & Translation Program class - who is teaching my course?

What does a TA/TM do?

What does a Sessional Instructor/Professor do?

How do I become a TA/TM?

If I am a TA/TM/Sessional Instructor, does that mean that I'm in a union?

Since 1978

The Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU)