Writing Instructor – Foundational Writing Diagnostic Assessment

Date Posted: 10/27/2022

Req ID: 28165

Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga

Department: UTM:Inst. Study of Univ Pedagogy

Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Diagnostic assessment of written assignments for foundational first–year writing course.

Posting end date: November 17, 2022

Number of Positions (est): Up to ten (10) positions

Estimated enrolment: Approx. 800 students

Schedule: Training and benchmarking will take place tentatively on November 25th. Assessments will take place in early January, tentatively from January 11-16th.

Sessional dates of appointment: November 25, 2022 to July 15, 2023

Hours: Up to 5 hours of training and benchmarking in November and up to 20 hours of benchmarking in January. Additional hours may be negotiated during the remainder of the academic year on a discretionary basis.

Salary: CUPE minimum salary rates are:

• Writing Instructor I: $47.94/hr plus 4% vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II: $51.55/hr plus 6% vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II (priority): $53.06/hr plus 6% vacation pay.

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: Include at least a Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Applied Linguistics, Communication, English, Education) with strong writing and oral communication skills, TESL certification or equivalent and a demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team. Flexible availability is a requirement for these positions.

Preferred Qualifications: Include a Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline (as above), familiarity with advanced second- language education practices and/or experience as an assessor of second and/or additional language student writing.

Description of duties:

• Meeting with Associate Director, Curriculum and team of assessors for benchmarking session
• Performing diagnostic assessments of individual written assignments
• Recording and reporting results in a timely manner
• Having the ability to convert to online duties if required

Application Procedure: Applicants should submit to Malisa Zhou, Assistant to the Associate Directors, at malisa.zhou@utoronto.ca: