Date Posted: 05/30/2025
Req ID: 43192
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM:Inst. Study of Univ Pedagogy
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Job Board: CUPE 3902 (Unit 3)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A completed or nearly completed doctoral degree in Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, or related discipline.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience teaching academic writing courses at the university or college level (e.g., first-year composition or similar).
• Demonstrated engagement with professional development and/or scholarly activities related to academic writing.
• Demonstrated experience using active learning strategies in the university or college classrooms.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience working with first-year university students.
• Demonstrated experience working with multilingual writers.
• Demonstrated experience teaching multi-section courses with standardized grading schemes at the university or college level.
• Three or more years of experience teaching academic writing courses at the university level (e.g., first-year composition or similar).

• Attending up to 10 hours of onboarding, benchmarking, and professional development meetings.
• Teaching weekly classes using active learning strategies.
• Marking and commenting on student writing (during the term and beyond if an extension of time is granted by the university officials).
• Submitting grades to university officials.
• Holding regular office hours.

Application Procedure: All individuals interested in this position must submit to Malisa Zhou (malisa.zhou@utoronto.ca), Acting Academic Advsior and Faculty Support Administrator, the following documents:

• CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 application form;
• Cover letter;
• Curriculum vitae;
• Examples of teaching evaluations.

In your cover letter, please clearly indicate which days/times you anticipate being available.
Closing Date: 06/20/2025
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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.
Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement