TA Opportunties for Summer 2012

Emergency Postings:

Summer sessions 2012 EMERGENCY POSTING

POSTED: April 12, 2012

DEADLINE: Applications due on or before April 19, 2012

TITLE	NUMBER OF POSITIONS	SIZE OF APPOINTMENT	DATES OF APPOINTMENT	QUALIFICATIONS	DUTIES
Teaching assistant (Humanities and Social Sciences)   Seeking Representative from:   Humanities or Social Sciences	1	140 hours   At the SGS II rate as May 1, 2012	May 1, 2012   To   June 29, 2012	Required: Senior graduate student with extensive experience teaching writing Relevant experience in teaching academic skills such as reading, critical thinking and communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills and some experience working one-on-one with students Effective oral and written communication and organizational skills Excellent research skills and ability to analyze a wide variety of documents and situations Evidence of effective teaching skills Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines Must be flexible and able to work as part of a team Must also be able to take initiative, identify and complete independent work projects Must be a member of CUPE Local 3902, Unit 1 Preferred: Upper-year doctoral candidate preferably ABD Experience in conducting tutorials and one-on-one consultations Two years experience as a University of Toronto TA assessing writing, critical reading, critical thinking, argumentation and other communication skills Some training in second-language instruction at the university level would be an asset	The Teaching Assistant will work under the direct supervision of Tyler Evans-Tokaryk, Writing Specialist an Coordinator of Writing Programs at the RGASC at UTM. The primary responsibility of the Teaching Assistant will be to design, teach, and evaluate student performance in the communications tutorial for MGT220.

 

Standards and policies are available in the Office of the Provost and in the CUPE Local 3902 office. This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. Please send curriculum vitae, brief teaching dossier, and names of 2 referees, including at least one faculty member who has supervised the applicant in a TA position, to:

c/o Cliona Kelly, RGASC HMALC, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Suite 390K Mississauga, Ontario L5L1C6 academicskills.utm@utoronto.ca

 

 

WRITING INSTRUCTOR

Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre

University of Toronto Mississauga

Continuously - POSTED NOTICE

FILLING POSITIONS UNDER THE CUPE 3902 UNIT 3 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

HOW TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION

The Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre may hire Writing Instructors to assist in the delivery of some of its undergraduate programming.  To be considered for a position, you must download CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 application and submit the completed application and Curriculum Vitae (CV) to:

Catherine Rubincam

Acting Director

Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre

academicskills.utm@utoronto.ca

HMALC, 3359 Mississauga Road North , Room 390

Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6

We prefer that applications and CV's be submitted via email.  A valid UofT email is required.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Generally speaking, we expect to make decisions concerning the hiring of this position in August of the current academic year.  However, some decisions may be made earlier or later than this time frame, depending on circumstances.  Unexpected vacancies may arise at any time.

Applications will be retained for twelve (16) months.  Persons who submit applications and CVs will receive emailed job posting for specific positions for the subsequent twelve (16) months.