| Course | Campus | Enrollment (est.) | No. positions (est.) | No. hours (est.) | Dates | Times | Tutorials or laboratories/practicals | Duties and responsibilities | Qualifications | Relevant criterion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RLG100H1S - World Religions | STG | 220 | 2 | 70 (1); 124 (1) | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: TU: 11:00-13:00 | TU: 14:00-15:00; WE: 14:00-15:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG104H1F - Conspiracies, Social Media, and the Rise of New Religious Movements | STG | 150 | 2 | 70 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: MO: 15:00-17:00 | MO: 17:00-18:00, 19:00-20:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG106H1F - Happiness | STG | 1000 | 4 | 180 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: WE: 15:00-17:00 | FR: 15:00-16:00, 16:00-17:00; TH: 17:00-18:00, 18:00-19:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG108H1S - The Question of God | STG | 150 | 1 | 165 | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: MO: 19:00-21:00 | WE: 13:00-14:00, 14:00-15:00, 15:00-16:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG109H1F - Heroes and Villains: Religion, Role Models & Cautionary Tales from Marvel and DC | STG | 150 | 1 | 140 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: TU: 15:00-17:00 | TU: 17:00-18:00, 18:00-19:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG119H1S - Death, Dying and Afterlife | STG | 500 | 1 | 70 | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: TU: 18:00-20:00 | FR: 13:00-14:00, 14:00-15:00; TH: 17:00-18:00, 18:00-19:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG200H1F - The Study of Religion | STG | 150 | 1 | 124 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: TU: 11:00-13:00 | TU: 16:00-17:00; WE: 13:00-14:00, 14:00-15:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material. Special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department (DSR) together with those students' previous experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG203H1S - Christianity | STG | 60 | 1 | 112 | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: MO: 11:00-13:00 | MO: 15:00-16:00, 16:00-17:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG204H1F - Islam | STG | 300 | 2 | 160 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: TU: 18:00-20:00 | TU: 20:00-21:00; TH: 16:00-17:00, 17:00-18:00, 18:00-19:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG206H1S - Buddhism | STG | 150 | 1 | 70 | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: TH: 09:00-11:00 | FR: 10:00-11:00, 11:00-12:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG211H1S - Psychology of Religion | STG | 100 | 1 | 124 | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: TU: 11:00-13:00 | N/A | Your duties may include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, assist with Quercus, and attend lectures. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG231H1F - Religion and Music | STG | 75 | 1 | 70 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: FR: 11:00-13:00 | N/A | Your duties may include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, assist with Quercus, and attend lectures. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG232H1S - Religion and Film | STG | 200 | 2 | 70 | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: FR: 13:00-15:00 | MO: 17:00-18:00, 18:00-19:00; TU: 18:00-19:00 | Your duties will include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Lead tutorials, mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and attend lectures. You must be available for all tutorial times listed. | Enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material. Special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department (DSR) together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG261H1F - Introduction to Tibetan I | STG | 80 | 1 | 70 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: MO: 15:00-17:00 and WE: 15:00-17:00 | N/A | Your duties may include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: mark essays/assignments, tests/examinations, hold consultation hours with students, and, in some cases, attend lectures. | Enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material. Applicants should have intermediate to advanced linguistic proficiency in Tibetan. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG314H1S - Pilgrimage as Idea and Practice | STG | 50 | 1 | 70 | January 7, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | LECTURE: TU: 11:00-13:00 | N/A | Your duties may include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Mark assignments and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, assist with Quercus, and attend lectures. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG351H1F - The Quran | STG | 160 | 2 | 85 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | LECTURE: MO: 11:00-13:00 | N/A | Your duties may include any or a combination of the following, and any other appropriate activities agreed between you and your supervisor: Mark assignments and exams/tests, tabulate grades, hold consultation hours with students, assist with Quercus, and attend lectures. | Besides enrolment in the School of Graduate Studies, U of T and competence in the area of the course material, special importance among the hiring criteria for this position will be given to the University's need to support excellent students' enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department together with those students' needs to acquire TA experience. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG101H5F - Introduction to the Study of Religion | UTM | 350 | 3 | 165 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | Mondays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm | Thursdays, 10:00-7:00 | Teaching Assistants will be expected to conduct tutorials; grade assignments and exams; consult with supervisor/students; invigilate final exams and other duties as determined by the supervisor. | Minimum Qualifications: Successful applicants must be enrolled in a MA program in Religion or a related field; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. Preferred Qualifications: Successful applicants must have advanced training or graduate education in Religion; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG101H5S - Introduction to the Study of Religion | UTM | 500 | 5 | 205 | January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | Mondays, 5:00 - 7:00 pm (ONLINE) | Thursdays, 10:00-3:00 | Teaching Assistants will be expected to conduct tutorials, mark essays and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, invigilate final exams and other duties as determined by the supervisor. | Minimum Qualifications: Successful applicants must be enrolled in a MA program in Religion or a related field; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. Preferred Qualifications: Successful applicants must have advanced training or graduate education in Religion; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG204H5S - Introduction to Islam | UTM | 125 | 1 | 140 | January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Thursdays, 4:00-7:00 | Teaching Assistants will be expected to conduct tutorials, mark essays and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, invigilate final exams and other duties as determined by the supervisor. | Minimum Qualifications: Successful applicants must be enrolled in a MA program in Religion or a related field; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. Preferred Qualifications: Successful applicants must have advanced training or graduate education in Religion; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG206H5F - Introduction to Buddhism | UTM | 60 | 1 | 125 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | Wednesdays, 9:00-11:00 | Wednesdays, 11:00-2:00 | Teaching Assistants will be expected to conduct tutorials; grade assignments and exams; consult with supervisor/students; invigilate final exams and other duties as determined by the supervisor. | Minimum Qualifications: Successful applicants must be enrolled in a MA program in Religion or a related field; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. Preferred Qualifications: Successful applicants must have advanced training or graduate education in Religion; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG207H5F - Introduction to Sikhism | UTM | 1 | 1 | 75 | September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026 | Fridays, 9:00 - 11:00 am | Fridays, 11:00-2:00 | Conduct tutorials; grade assignments and exams; consult with supervisor/students; invigilate final exams and other duties as determined by the supervisor. | Minimum Qualifications Successful applicants must be enrolled in a MA program in Religion or a related field; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. Preferred Qualifications Successful applicants must have advanced training or graduate education in Religion; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. | The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position. |
| RLG210H5S - Introduction to Hinduism | UTM | 45 | 1 | 75 | January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027 | Fridays, 11:00 - 1:00 | Fridays, 1:00-3:00 | Teaching Assistants will be expected to conduct tutorials, mark essays and examinations, hold consultation hours with students, invigilate final exams and other duties as determined by the supervisor. | Minimum Qualifications: Successful applicants must be enrolled in a MA program in Religion or a related field; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. Preferred Qualifications: Successful applicants must have advanced training or graduate education in Religion; be competent in the subject matter of the class; and have organizational and communication skills necessary for the fulfillment of their duties. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. |
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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.
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.
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, 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.