Sessional Lecturer – ISP100H5S: Writing for University and Beyond

Date Posted: Oct-24-2022

Req ID: 28107

Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga

Department: UTM:Inst. Study of Univ Pedagogy

Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

ISP100H5: Writing for University and Beyond

This course teaches writing- and reading-related skills that are necessary for success in the transition to university work. The course uses a “Writing About Writing” approach to help students understand the writing process, with an emphasis on the concepts of discourse communities, genre, rhetoric, argument, and audience. Rather than focusing on discipline-specific writing skills, the course helps students develop transferable writing skills. ISP100H5 is delivered from the perspective that all writers can improve their writing, so that students with diverse writing skills will benefit by taking it. There is a required writing assessment in the first week of classes, and students must pass the threshold mark to continue in the course. Those below the threshold will be unrolled from ISP100H5 and advised to enroll in ISP010H5: Basics of Writing in English (BoWiE).

Position: Up to two (2) positions.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 30

Estimated TA Support: N/A

Class Schedule: Various times Monday-Thursday between 9AM-7PM (in-person)

Sessional Dates of Appointment: January 2, 2023 – April 24, 2023

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I – $8489.67

Sessional Lecturer I Long Term – $8869.25

Sessional Lecturer II – $9085.58

Sessional Lecturer III – $9301.90

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.

Minimum Qualifications: A completed or nearly completed doctoral degree. Demonstrated experience working in multilingual classes. Knowledge of writing assessment practices.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in teaching first-year university students as well as previous experience working in collaborative academic environments are preferred.

Description of Duties:

Preparation and delivery of course material, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams; Supervision of teaching assistants, if applicable (includes providing instruction on how to mark, as well as holding office hours); Marking of students’ work (during the term and beyond if an extension of time is granted by the university officials); Submission of grades to university officials; and holding regular office hours.

Application Process: All individuals interested in this position must submit the CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 application form (https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form ), cover letter, examples of teaching evaluations (if available), and CV to: Malisa Zhou, Assistant to the Associate Directors, at [email protected] .

Closing Date: Nov-25-2022, 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.