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Job title: Writing Instructors – New College Writing Centre
Company: University of Toronto
Job description: Date Posted: 03/22/2021
Req ID: 3467
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: New College Writing Centre
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
The New College Writing Centre invites applications for up to seven (7) writing instructor positions for the 2021 Summer Session. The positions will consist of at least 50 hours each. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, one-on-one instruction will be conducted online and may change as determined by the Faculty or the College.
Some positions will involve teaching one-on-one and small group academic writing at New College; these positions will begin in May 2021 and continue through August 2021. Some positions will involve teaching in the English Language Learning Program in non-credit mini-courses or via online writing instruction; these positions require availability late April until mid May 2021 and again for up to two weeks in late August and early September 2021.
Our Context:
New College is a large undergraduate college at the University of Toronto, with a strong focus on social justice and community engagement. Home to a culturally and linguistically diverse student body, New College also houses the highest percentage of international students of any U of T college. Our innovative, interdisciplinary academic programs—African Studies, Caribbean Studies, Equity Studies, and Buddhist Psychology and Mental Health—seek to promote social responsibility, diversity, equity and global awareness.
The New College Writing Centre offers skilled, sensitive and supportive writing instruction designed to enable students to realize their full potential as learners and contributors to knowledge production—in their fields of study, in the wider community and in professional life. Our approach to writing instruction emphasizes writing as a complex ability that is continuously learned and relearned in relation to changing contexts and purposes. These writing instructor positions will involve providing one-to-one writing instruction to undergraduate students working in a variety of disciplines, including academic programs housed at New College ( ). Writing instructors teach critical analysis, critical reading, modes of argument, research skills, and methods for drafting and revising texts and for preparing oral presentations. Positions may include delivery of writing workshops, delivery of communication skills workshops for English language learners, leading non-credit mini-courses for English language learners, and/or online individual and group academic writing instruction (email or synchronous and asynchronous appointments).
The New College Writing Centre works with students enrolled in our academic programs in addition to students registered at New College who are taking Arts & Science courses more broadly. The ELL program works with undergraduate students across the Faculty of Arts & Science. We encourage applicants who are reflective about the role of faculty in welcoming and mentoring a diverse range of students.
Salary
- $47.94 per hour + 4% vacation pay (Writing Instructor 1)
- $51.55 per hour + 4% vacation pay (Writing Instructor 2)
- $53.06 per hour + 4% vacation pay (Writing Instructor 2 priority)
Qualifications
The following qualifications are required:
- At least a completed Masters degree
- Demonstrated ability to teach writing and communication skills to students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- Previous experience teaching writing at the university level, either in a university writing centre and/or in university level courses with significant writing components
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to teach academic writing and critical skills in a one-to-one mode and across a variety of disciplines and programs, including those of New College
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate interactive workshops
- Familiarity with forms of writing and oral communication in a broad range of disciplinary curricula
- The ability to work cooperatively and effectively in a highly collaborative environment
- The ability to navigate online learning platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
The following qualifications would be an asset in this position:
- A completed PhD or completed PhD coursework
- Familiarity with any of the following approaches to scholarship and pedagogy: anti-colonial, decolonizing, anti-racist, feminist, queer, disability, Indigenous, translingual, anti-homophobic and scientific
Application Process
Applicants should submit the following documents by April 14, 2021:
- A cover letter outlining suitability for the position (normally 1-2 pages)
- An updated curriculum vitae
- Sample instructional materials
- Instructional materials should be maximum 15 pages, attached to the application email. Please note that we cannot search through online documents. Please send only curriculum materials related to the teaching of writing (rather than entire dossiers and statements of teaching philosophy related to other pedagogical contexts). Sample instructional materials may include but are not limited to handouts, activities, assignment instructions, presentation slides, and course outlines.
- A 3-10 page sample of academic writing
- Names and contact information for three referees
- An application form, available online at
Please indicate the closing date of the posting clearly on the application form.
Applications should be sent to:
Director, New College Writing Centre
c/o Ms. Nancy Crawley, Program Administrator
We prefer to receive applications by e-mail.
Closing Date: 04/14/2021, 11:59PM EDT
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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.
Expected salary: $47.94 per hour
Location: Toronto, ON
Job date: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 06:35:51 GMT
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