| Course | Campus | Enrollment (est.) | No. positions (est.) | No. hours (est.) | Dates | Times | Tutorials or laboratories/practicals | Duties and responsibilities | Qualifications | Relevant criterion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWTA - Lead Writing TA | STG | 800 | 1-2 | 100 | July 2024 - May 2025 | https://ttb.utoronto.ca/ | https://ttb.utoronto.ca/ | As part of a writing instruction initiative in the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Lead Writing TA will work with Writing-Integrated Teaching (WIT) faculty and the WIT Contact in the home Department/Program to support instructors and train course TAs in supporting undergraduate student writing development. The LWTA will perform the following duties: 1) Participate in training sessions led by WIT faculty with LWTAs from other units in an intensive online training during the summer (July 23 - 25, 2024) and additional in-person sessions on August 28, 2024, and January 10, 2025 (1:00pm- 4:00pm EST). 2) Meet throughout the summer and academic year with WIT faculty, departmental WIT Contact, and course instructors to plan writing assignments and activities for tutorials, labs, lectures, or online teaching contexts. 3) Read assigned book chapters, articles, etc. on writing pedagogy and use these to inform TA training and faculty consultations. 4) Design and lead training sessions, workshops, benchmarking sessions, and consultations for course TAs on topics such as providing feedback to students on critical reading, writing, planning tutorial/lab activities related to writing, etc.) through Fall and Winter terms. 5) Provide course TAs with feedback on their responses to undergraduate written work. 6) Develop and/or adapt resources on writing instruction (such as marking rubrics, assignments, and writing guides) for instructors, TAs, and students. 7) Communicate regularly with course instructors, the WIT Director, departmental WIT Contact and others to implement WIT activities. 8) Collaborate with LWTAs in other units by meeting in peer groups to conduct peer observations and share writing instruction resources. 9) Collect and analyze data on WIT (e.g., surveys, student writing samples, TA and instructor focus groups, etc. 10) Document activities (e.g., help draft unit WIT goals, write monthly updates, a final a report about WIT activities in the unit, and organize and archive assignments, rubrics, reading and writing activities, etc.) NOTE: All LWTAs must complete 40 hours of ongoing training and professional development, including mandatory online training sessions from July 23-25, 2024, and in-person sessions on August 28, 2024, and January 10, 2025 (all 1:00pm- 4:00pm EST). | Current PhD student in Geography or Planning with at least two years’ experience as a course TA leading tutorials or labs or grading. o To ensure that as many TAs as possible benefit from the rich professional development opportunity and experience gained from the WIT program, only students who have served as LWTA for less than 3 years may apply. o Experience leading/facilitating workshops or strong presentation skills - Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills, able to collaborate effectively and show tact when working with TAs, instructors, and administrators. o Demonstrated interest in pedagogy/pedagogical development. o Strong administrative skills, including the ability to schedule meetings and training sessions, plan and document work - Strong time management skills with the ability to meet multiple deadlines. o Flexible schedule: willing and able to accommodate short notice requests for meetings with WIT participants - Need to acquire experience. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. |
Notes:
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.
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, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ 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.
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.
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.
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.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
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.
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.
The rates of pay correspond with the current CUPE Agreement and are as follows:
Effective January 1, 2023: UG/SGSI/SGSII $47.64 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.
| Course | Campus | Enrollment (est.) | No. positions (est.) | No. hours (est.) | Dates | Times | Tutorials or laboratories/practicals | Duties and responsibilities | Qualifications | Relevant criterion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGRC54H3F - Human Geography Field Trip | UTSC | 10 | 1 | 110 | May 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024 | https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable | https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/timetable | Teaching Assistant to assist with class facilitation, consulting with supervisor, and mark assignments and examinations. Please note, this course is scheduled to be delivered in person. | Background in the subject area. Spanish language necessary and experience with travel in South America preferred. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
Notes:
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.
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, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ 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.
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.
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.
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.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
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.
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.
The rates of pay correspond with the current CUPE Agreement and are as follows:
Effective January 1, 2023: UG/SGSI/SGSII $47.64 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.