Writing Instructor - Foundational Writing Diagnostic Assessment (Fall 2025)

Date Posted: 05/30/2025 
Req ID: 43193 
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 4 position(s) available.

 

Estimated Course Enrolment: Up to 1450 students across all sections.

 

Schedule: Training and benchmarking as well as assessments will take place in early-September (in-person).

 

Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 2-15, 2025

 

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: $55.46/hr

• Writing Instructor I – Long Term: $59.62/hr

• Writing Instructor II: $59.62/hr

• Writing Instructor II – Long Term: $61.04/hr

• Writing Instructor II (priority): $61.38/hr

• Writing Instructor II (priority) – Long Term: $62.83/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.

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

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