Teaching Assistant - Toronto, Canada - OCAD University
Description
OCAD University (OCAD U), Canada's university of the imagination, provides a vibrant and stimulating environment for its faculty and students.
Committed to excellence and contemporary approaches to education, OCAD U offers seventeen undergraduate programs, seven graduate programs, and a variety of continuing education courses in art, media and design.
OCAD U is currently seeking outstanding, creative and collaborative teachers in the following sessional opportunities/opportunity.***
CRWR :Research & Editing**- _(_September 6, 2023_ - _December 6, 2023_; _Tuesday_, _3:10PM_ - _6:10PM_; _Online Synchronous_)_
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:In this reading
- and research-intensive course, students will develop and practice research and editing skills to enhance their creative writing process. Students will learn to read as writers in the study and exploration of a range of text and textual forms. Students will also complete individual and collaborative writing projects that require a range of research strategies. Throughout the course there will be an emphasis on writing for oneself but editing for the reader to combine both the expressive and the professional qualities of the practice of effective writing.
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RESPONSIBILITIES:Meet regularly with the faculty and students on grading, course content and other matters as needed; assist in the evaluation of student work, using criteria established by the supervising faculty; work with faculty and other academic staff in support of the University's educational goals and objectives; participate in the provision of a safe and secure environment for all members of the University community and its facilities.
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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:Teaching Assistants are hired annually on a per-course basis with fixed-term annual contracts renewable to a maximum of 3 years.
Please note:
- As mandated by the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies (OCGS), fulltime graduate students may not accept Teaching Assistant or other university related employment in excess of 10 hours per week (or 130 hours per semester).
- One cannot hold both a Teaching Assistant and Faculty Appointment within the same semester.
- If you are a work or study permit holder, please note a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN) and Canadian bank account is a condition of employment.
HOURS OF WORK:Hours per week are based on enrollment.
COMPENSATION:
$32 per hour 6% in lieu of benefits plus vacation pay, as applicable, per the provisions of the Employment Standards Act.
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_Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer (with a valid work or study permit, SIN and Canadian bank account)._
If you require further support, please contact the People & Culture Office.
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_We encourage members of designated equity-seeking groups to self-identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire_:
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