Writing Instructor - Mississauga, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Mississauga, Canada

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Description

Date Posted: 03/22/2024

Req ID: 36633

Faculty/Division:
UofT Mississauga

Department:

UTM:
Inst. Study of Univ Pedagogy

Campus:
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Job Board:
CUPE 3902 (Unit 3)

Description:

Diagnostic assessment of written assignments for foundational first-year writing course.

Positions:
Up to 1 position(s) available.

Estimated Course Enrolment:
Up to 500 students for the Summer S semester.

Schedule:
Training and benchmarking as well as assessments will take place in early July.

Sessional Dates of Appointment:
July - 9, 2024 (Summer F Semester).

Hours:
Up to 5 hours of training and benchmarking and up to 50 hours of assessment work (workload dependent). Additional hours may be negotiated during the remainder of the academic year on a discretionary basis.

Salary:
excluding vacation pay

Writing Instructor I: $53.41/hr

Writing Instructor I

Long Term: $56.07/hr
Writing Instructor II: $57.42/hr

Writing Instructor II

Long Term: $58.58/hr

Writing Instructor II
(priority): $59.11/hr

Writing Instructor II
(priority)

Long Term: $60.29/hr

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.

Minimum Qualifications:

A master's degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Applied Linguistics, Communication, English, Education, Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition) with strong writing and oral communication skills.
TESL certification or equivalent.
Demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
Flexible availability is a requirement for these positions.

Preferred Qualifications:

A doctoral degree in an appropriate discipline (as above).
Familiarity with advanced secondlanguage education practices and/or experience as an assessor of second and/or additional language student writing.
Demonstrated experience working with firstyear University students and/or multilingual writers.

Description of Duties:

Meeting with Principal Investigator and team of assessors for benchmarking session.
Performing diagnostic assessments of individual written assignments.
Recording and reporting results in a timely manner.
C.V. including the names of three referees.
A short writing sample.

Closing Date: 04/05/2024

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement._
It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail._
Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement._