Geography & Planning TAship Applications

TAship postings

Fall 2026 / Winter 2027 - UTSC - GDS- Fall/Winter 2026-2027

Posted on: 2026-06-26

Applications due: 2026-07-21

Submit applications on-line to: https://taships.iit.artsci.utoronto.ca/ggr.

Course Campus Enrollment (est.) No. positions (est.) No. hours (est.) Dates Times Tutorials or laboratories/practicals Duties and responsibilities Qualifications Relevant criterion
AFSA01H3F - Africa in the World: An Introduction UTSC 60 2 40 hours each September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. TA must be available to travel to UTSC. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
AFSA03H3S - Experiencing Development in Africa UTSC 80 1 50 January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
IDSA01H3F - Introduction to International Development Studies UTSC 300 1 120 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. TA must be available to travel to UTSC on Tuesdays to teach tutorials. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
IDSB02H3S - Development and Environment UTSC 175 2 50 hours each January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
IDSB04H3F - Introduction to International/ Global Health UTSC 90 1 75 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Appropriate background in global health politics and policy, political economy of health, social determinants of health, among other areas. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
IDSB10H3F - Political Economy of Knowledge Technology and Development UTSC 60 1 30 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials on concept mapping, preparation, contacting students and supporting students with their group project. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in-person Background in the subject area. Proficiency with online collaborative tools and visualization tools such as http://miro.com and other platforms to support the students and instructor in the development of visual mapping and group presentations. TA should also have a background in/familiarity with development studies and technology studies. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
IDSC04H3F - Project Management I UTSC 90 1 90 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials (if applicable), training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in-person Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
IDSC22H3S - Humanitarian Aid and Global Development UTSC 60 1 30 January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, , training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
IDSD06H3S - Feminist and Postcolonial Perspectives in Development Studies UTSC 35 1 35 January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment. This course has no exam. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in-person Background in the subject area. Open to MA and PHD students familiar with feminist and postcolonial theories and approaches. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.

Notes:

  1. The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.

  2. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

  3. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

  4. This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. The Departmental Hiring Policy is available in the Department Office and in the CUPE, local 3902 office. The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.

  5. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.

  6. Although a graduate student’s preference as to the campus location of his/her TA appointment will be taken into account, both the initial TA appointment (CI appointment) and the subsequent appointment obligation related to that appointment may be met through position(s) on any one of the three University of Toronto campuses (UTM, UTSC or St George) in courses in the same discipline as the initial appointment. TAs will only be assigned to courses in fields in which they are or should be qualified to assist.

  7. Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.

  8. Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.

  9. The hiring criteria for Teaching Assistant positions are academic qualifications, the need to acquire experience, previous experience and previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this Collective Agreement.

  10. The rates of pay correspond with the current CUPE Agreement and are as follows:

    • Effective January 1, 2026: UG $53.92 per hour (+ vacation pay) / SGSI 53.92 per hour (+ vacation pay) / SGSII $53.92 per hour (+ vacation pay)

    Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Fall 2026 / Winter 2027 - UTSC - HG- Fall/Winter 2026-2027

Posted on: 2026-06-26

Applications due: 2026-07-21

Submit applications on-line to: https://taships.iit.artsci.utoronto.ca/ggr.

Course Campus Enrollment (est.) No. positions (est.) No. hours (est.) Dates Times Tutorials or laboratories/practicals Duties and responsibilities Qualifications Relevant criterion
CITA01H3F - Foundations of City Studies UTSC 240 1 123 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is planned to be delivered in- person. TA must be available to travel to UTSC on Tuesdays to teach tutorials. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
CITB04H3F - City Politics UTSC 120 1 123 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
CITB07H3F - Introduction to Global Urbanisms UTSC 120 1 93 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
CITC10H3S - Selected Issues in City Studies UTSC 60 1 60 January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered online. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
CITC12H3F - City Structures and City Choices: Local Government, Management, and Policymaking UTSC 60 1 60 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
CITC16H3 F - Planning and Governing the Metropolis UTSC 60 1 30 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in person.. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
GGRA03H3S - Cities and Environments UTSC 230 2 123 hours each January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered online. TAs must be available to travel to UTSC on Mondays to teach tutorials. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
GGRA30H3F - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Empirical Reasoning UTSC 200 2 50-90 hours each September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. TA must be available to travel to UTSC on Wednesdays to teach tutorials. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
GGRB21H3F - Political Ecology: Nature, Society and Environmental Change UTSC 80 1 63 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
GGRC12H3F - Transportation Geography UTSC 60 1 93 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
GGRC13H3F - Urban Political Geography UTSC 60 1 60 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
GGRC30H3F - Advanced GIS UTSC 30 1 33 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
GGRC42H3F - Making Sense of Data: Applied Multivariate Analysis UTSC 20 1 30 September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable Meeting with the supervisor, conducting tutorials, training, preparation, contacting students, grading, and invigilation. You will be expected to complete all grading for all student work that is completed during the term of the appointment, up to and including final exams. Please note, the course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. Background in the subject area. For course descriptions and syllabi please visit https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.

Notes:

  1. The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.

  2. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

  3. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

  4. This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. The Departmental Hiring Policy is available in the Department Office and in the CUPE, local 3902 office. The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.

  5. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.

  6. Although a graduate student’s preference as to the campus location of his/her TA appointment will be taken into account, both the initial TA appointment (CI appointment) and the subsequent appointment obligation related to that appointment may be met through position(s) on any one of the three University of Toronto campuses (UTM, UTSC or St George) in courses in the same discipline as the initial appointment. TAs will only be assigned to courses in fields in which they are or should be qualified to assist.

  7. Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.

  8. Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.

  9. The hiring criteria for Teaching Assistant positions are academic qualifications, the need to acquire experience, previous experience and previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this Collective Agreement.

  10. The rates of pay correspond with the current CUPE Agreement and are as follows:

    • Effective January 1, 2026: UG $53.92 per hour (+ vacation pay) / SGSI 53.92 per hour (+ vacation pay) / SGSII $53.92 per hour (+ vacation pay)

    Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.