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Writing Instructor - Foundational Writing Diagnostic Assessment (Fall 2024)

University of Toronto
Mississauga, Canadafull_timeVerifiedPosted 1 Jul 2024
💰 CA$120,580/yr(CA$106,820/yrCA$120,580/yr)

About the role

Date Posted: 06/30/2024 
Req ID: 38468 
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga 
Department: UTM:Inst. Study of Univ Pedagogy 
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Job Board: CUPE 3902 (Unit 3) 

 

Description:

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

 

Positions: Up to 5 position(s) available.

 

Estimated Course Enrolment: Up to 1400 students across all sections.

 

Schedule: Training and benchmarking as well as assessments will take place from late-August to early-September.

 

Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 1 - 15, 2024 (Winter 2024 Semester).

 

Hours: Up to 5 hours of training and benchmarking and up to 50 hours of assessment work (workload dependent). Additional hours may be negotiated during the remainder of the academic year on a discretionary basis.

 

Salary: excluding vacation pay

  • Writing Instructor I: $53.41/hr

  • Writing Instructor I – Long Term: $56.07/hr

  • Writing Instructor II: $57.42/hr

  • Writing Instructor II  Long Term: $58.58/hr

  • Writing Instructor II (priority): $59.11/hr

  • Writing Instructor II (priority)  Long Term: $60.29/hr

 

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 master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Applied Linguistics, Communication, English, Education, Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition) with strong writing and oral communication skills.
  • TESL certification or equivalent.
  • 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:

  • A doctoral degree 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.
  • Demonstrated experience working with first-year University students and/or multilingual writers.

 

Description of Duties:

  • Meeting with Principal Investigator and team of assessors for benchmarking session.

  • Performing diagnostic assessments of individual written assignments.

  • Recording and reporting results in a timely manner.

 

Application Procedure: All individuals interested in this position must submit to Malisa Zhou (malisa.zhou@utoronto.ca), Assistant to the Associate Directors, the following docuemtns (**In your cover letter, please indicate which days of the week you anticipate being available**):