CTL Writing Instructor Embedded in Political Science at University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontar[...]

CTL Writing Instructor Embedded in Political Science

Pay: Competitive

Employment type: Full-Time

Job Description

Req#: 32048

Date Posted: 06/16/2023
Req ID: 32048
Faculty/Division: Centre for Teaching and Learning
Department: UTSC:Ctr-Teaching & Learning
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Description:

Nature of Assignment: CTL Writing Support offers skilled, sensitive and supportive writing instruction designed to foster student skills and confidence in order to enable students to reach their full potential. Our approach to writing instruction is informed by our understanding of writing as a complex ability that is continuously learned and relearned in relation to changing contexts and purposes. We are committed to creating an inclusive teaching and learning environment, and to principles and practices that foster equity and diversity.

Job Title: CTL Writing Instructor Embedded in Political Science

Number of Positions: One (1)

Size of Appointment (hours): Up to 80 hours

Session: Fall 2023/ Winter 2024

Minimum Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• A completed Master’s degree;
• Relevant experience tutoring writing one-on-one and/or teaching in university courses with a significant writing instruction component;
• A scholarly approach to one-to-one writing instruction, including familiarity with best practices;
• Experience developing tailored instructional materials and delivering tailored instructional sessions;
• Experience collaborating and working effectively as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An academic background in Political Science or related area;
• Experience teaching in Political Science;
• A completed PhD or PhD coursework;
• An awareness of recent developments and issues in the field of writing studies, in particular familiarity with scholarly literature around pedagogies of care, decolonial and/or anti-racist approaches to writing instruction;
• Experience working with a diverse group of students and training in second-language instruction at the university level;
• Experience in teaching writing online, particularly in a synchronous teaching context;
• Proficiency with platforms used regularly at UTSC for online learning (WC Online, Quercus, Zoom and Teams).

The University of Toronto Scarborough Writing Centre favours applicants with a long-term commitment to writing centre teaching.

Description of Duties:

Embedded writing instructors teach critical analysis, critical reading, modes of argument, research skills, and methods for reading, planning, drafting, and revising texts in the context of a single course. The embedded writing instructor will be part of the teaching team for two sections of POLA01: Critical Issues in Politics I. One section is offered online and the other in-person. The embedded writing instructor in POLA01 will attend meetings of the teaching team (at least three over the term), provide one-to-one instruction to students, and develop pedagogical and assessment materials. They may also be asked to hold writing office hours, respond to student questions via chat or email, facilitate course-based writing retreats, and collaborate with writing support coordinators, course instructors, and/or course TAs to develop and teach tailored workshops.

Writing instruction will be delivered both online and in person. For Fall 2023 and Winter 2024, we anticipate that most meetings and one-to-one instruction will be remote, using WC Online and possibly other platforms such as Quercus, Zoom, or Teams, but instructors may be asked to offer a limited number of hours of in-person instruction. Pedagogical materials may be text- or video-based. Workshops will use the mode of delivery of the course. For online instruction, writing instructors should have access to a stable, high-speed internet line, a computer with a working webcam and microphone, and a quiet workspace.

Appointment Dates: September 1, 2023, to April 2024. Hours will be heavily weighted around assignment deadlines, and some hours may be early morning, evening, or on weekends.

Application Process: Apply here (Only applications received on the above website will be considered.)

Please upload the following Application Requirements:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Application Form (available online at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form)
• Sample of instructional materials developed, with a brief explanation of context
• Short Writing Sample (maximum four pages)
• Names and contact information of three references

Closing Date: 07/07/2023, 11:59PM EDT

Salary:

• Writing Instructor I: 51.85 + vacation pay
• Writing Instructor I-Long Term: $54.44 + vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II: $55.75 + vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II-Long Term: $56.87 + vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II-Priority: $57.39 + vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II-Priority Long Term: $58.53 + vacation pay

The Centre for Teaching and Learning reserves the right to make partial appointments. 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.

Preference in hiring shall be given to persons holding the rank of Writing Instructor 2 and Writing Instructor 2 (Priority) who have been advanced to that status in the hiring Writing Centre (or, if advanced in another Writing Centre, who have additionally been employed for the required minimum number of hours in the hiring Writing Centre) in accordance with Article 16:11 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

About the Company

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.