| Course | Campus | Enrollment (est.) | No. positions (est.) | No. hours (est.) | Dates | Times | Tutorials or laboratories/practicals | Duties and responsibilities | Qualifications | Relevant criterion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COG100H1S - Introduction to Cognitive Science | STG | N / A | ||||||||
| COG403H1S - Seminar in Cognitive Science | STG | Work with next year’s COG403H1 instructor to prepare course materials and design lab tutorials. Possible activities include, but are not restricted to, helping to create and updating in-class experiments and exercises; performing in-class demonstrations for labs; developing computational infrastructure for student projects; writing and implementing assignments and marking schemes; helping to prepare lecture materials. The delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with public health advisories, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the College. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Final availability of the position(s) is contingent upon enrolment, budgetary considerations and the determination of appointments as governed by the collective agreement. | Minimum Qualifications: At a minimum, upper year undergraduate students or graduate students with official records of completion of no less than two Computer Science programming courses in Python and an advanced computational course in Cognitive Science (e.g., COG403H1). Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of probability and statistics would be highly desirable. Demonstrated superior teaching expertise in undergraduate teaching is preferred. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. | ||||||
| PHS103H1S - Introduction to Public Health | STG | Meeting with instructors, attending online tutorials, responding to student inquiries and marking assignments. The position may also include attending some lectures. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. | Minimum Qualifications: At a minimum, a relevant bachelor’s degree Preferred Qualifications: Relevant academic background in public health, health care, or health policy an asset. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. | ||||||
| PHS211H1S - Health Policy in Canada | STG | Meeting with instructor, responding to student inquiries and marking papers and tests. The position may also include attending some lectures. The delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with public health advisories, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the College. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Final availability of the position(s) is contingent upon enrolment, budgetary considerations and the determination of appointments as governed by the collective agreement. | Minimum Qualifications: At a minimum, a relevant bachelor’s degree Preferred Qualifications: Relevant academic background in health policy an asset. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. | ||||||
| PHS253H1S - Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Public Health | STG | Meeting with instructor, responding to student inquiries and marking papers and tests. The position may also include attending some lectures. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Final availability of the position(s) is contingent upon enrolment, budgetary considerations and the determination of appointments as governed by the collective agreement. | Minimum Qualifications: A relevant bachelor’s degree and academic background that includes training in research methods preferred. Preferred Qualifications: Ongoing doctoral research preferred. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. | ||||||
| PHS464H1S - The Nature of Global Health | STG | Meeting with instructor, responding to student inquiries and marking papers, tests & exams, and other course preparation and organization tasks. The position may also involve attending lectures. The delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with public health advisories, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the College. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Final availability of the position(s) is contingent upon enrolment, budgetary considerations and the determination of appointments as governed by the collective agreement. | Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree in Health Studies or related field. Preferred Qualifications: Ongoing doctoral research with a demonstrated interest in international health preferred. Demonstrated superior teaching expertise in undergraduate teaching is preferred. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto. | Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position. |
Notes:
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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.