Health Sciences Writing Centre - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

Date Posted:07/14/2023

Req ID: 32776

Faculty/Division:
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education

Department:
Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course No

and Title:
Health Sciences Writing Centre (HSWC)

Course Enrollment:

N/A

Estimated TA Support
230 hours

Duties:

To provide individual writing instruction to undergraduate and graduate students in the Faculties of Kinesiology & Physical Education and Pharmacy.

In addition, writing instruction is to be provided to undergraduate and graduate students in the other Health Sciences faculties within the HSWC:
Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Nursing, and Social Work.

Instruction will address disciplinary writing conventions in the health sciences, with a focus on organization, reasoning, style, language use, and academic integrity.

Instructors will provide feedback to student writers in individual in-person as well as synchronous and asynchronous sessions.

Writing Instructors are also expected to engage in teaching writing workshops, liaise with faculty on assignment expectations and regarding plagiarism issues, and contribute to professional development within the writing centre.

Qualification:

Dates of Appointment
September 1, April 30, 2024

The following rates of pay are applicable:

$53.41 per hour + 4% vacation pay (Writing Instructor 1)

- $57.42 per hour + 4% vacation pay (Writing Instructor 2)
- $59.11 per hour + 4% vacation pay (Writing Instructor 2 priority)

Application Process:

To be considered for a position, please send:

curriculum vitae

- a short writing sample
- the names and contact information of two referees

to:
Dr. Boba Samuels, Director, Health Sciences Writing Centre

Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 55 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2W6

Closing Date:
July 28, 2023

Closing Date: 07/28/2023, 11:59PM EDT

**- 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._