Sessional Instructional Assistant - FAH287H5S European Art of the Nineteenth Century
University of TorontoAbout the role
Date Posted: 11/05/2025
Req ID: 45903
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Visual Studies
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Description:
Course number and title: FAH287H5S European Art of the Nineteenth Century
Topic description: Surveys major developments in European art and architecture from the late eighteenth through the end of the nineteenth century, including Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Orientalism, Realism, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism. Artistic responses to political change, urbanisation, capitalism, colonialism, the Academy, and the Salon will be explored as well as changing constructions of gender, race, class, and national identities through visual media.
Estimated course enrolment: 150
Estimated TA support: 140 hours
Class schedule: Monday 11:00-13:00, Tutorials 13:00-18:00
Sessional dates of appointment: January 5 - April 6, 2026
Salary:
$54.27 per hour + 4% vacation pay
Minimum qualifications: Graduate degree in Art History or Comparative Literature is preferred. Previous TA experience in this course will be preferred.
Description of duties: (May include but are not limited to): May include but are not limited to): Conducting tutorials & maintaining scheduled office hours, student and course instructor contact, grading, invigilating, and other clerical duties.
Application instructions:
Please email your CV and a letter of application to:
Professor Brian Price, Chair, Department of Visual Studies at dvsjobs@utoronto.ca
An individual application is required for each job posting. Please do not apply for multiple positions in one email. Please include your last name and the course code in the email subject line.
No late applications will be accepted.
Selections for positions are made by the Chair. Questions regarding positions may be directed to Steph Sullivan by e-mail to s.sullivan@utoronto.ca
Closing Date: 11/19/2025, 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.
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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