Sessional Lecturer – ENGB35H3 – Children’s Literature – Fall 2024

Date Posted: 06/27/2024

Req ID: 38446

Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough

Department: UTSC:Dept-English

Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

The following position for a Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of English for the Winter 2025 academic session. This posting is in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 (Unit 3). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all Sessional Lecturers and Sessional Instructional Assistants who are teaching in that Department during the current academic year or who have taught for that Department within the previous 36 months, Sessional Lecturers II and Sessional Lecturers III advanced to that rank by the hiring department who have taught for that Department within the previous three (3) academic years, and any person who has submitted a Curriculum Vitae and application within the past 36 months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Alice Maurice, Chair of the Department of English, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/eng/app/sl.

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I $9,457.90

Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term $9,930.79

Sessional Lecturer II $10,121.77

Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term $10,326.62

Sessional Lecturer III $10,362.76

Sessional Lecturer III – Long term $10,570.02

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.

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): September 3 – December 3, 2024.

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2024 for Fall courses.

Course Number/Title/Description

Section/

Time

Dates of Appointment

Estimated Enrolment

Estimated

T.A. Hours

Duties

Qualifications

Fall 2024

ENGB35H3 Children’s Literature

An introduction to children’s literature. This course will locate children’s literature within the history of social attitudes to children and in terms of such topics as authorial creativity, race, class, gender, and nationhood.

LEC 01

In Person

TH 14:00-17:00

September 1 – December 31, 2024

135

TBD

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Ph.D. in English or related field, or relevant teaching experience. Strong academic record and professional promise. Teaching experience is an asset, especially previous experience in the teaching of Children’s Literature.

Please include a proposed course syllabus with the application.

Link to timetable: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~registrar/scheduling/timetable

Important Term Dates: Please see Calendar http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/dates-and-deadlines

How to Apply:

Applications must be submitted electronically, with a cover letter outlining your qualifications, a current curriculum vitae, and a proposed course syllabus with the application using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/eng/app/sl. 

Please attach the electronic file (MS Word or PDF) with a file name convention of Surname, FirstName, and Course Code.

Department Contact: eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca

Closing Date: 07/22/2024, 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.

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.

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