ESC204 - Praxis III - Lead Writing Instructor

Course description: Praxis III is the capstone course of the Engineering Science Foundation Design sequence and challenges students to apply the models of engineering design, communication, teamwork, and professionalism introduced and developed in Praxis I and II to the design and testing of a functioning product prototype. The course requires students to integrate the design, technical, and complementary knowledge gained across the Engineering Science Foundation in the context of a single, major, full-term design project. 

Posting end date: November 27, 2024 

Number of Positions (est.): 1 position available 

Estimated TA support: None for the position, but you will be training and coordinating a large number of course TAs and other WI in order to deliver communication assessment for the course. 

Estimated course enrolment: 240-270 

Class schedule: Lectures Monday 12pm - 1pm, Wednesday 12pm - 1pm, Friday 12pm - 1pm; Tutorials Tuesday 12-2pm; 2-4pm, Wednesday 9-11am Practicals Thursday 1-3pm, Friday 9-11am;   

Dates of appointment: January 1, 2025 – April 30, 2025 

Hours: 50 Hours    

Salary: CUPE minimum salary rates are: Writing Instructor 1 - $53.41/hr plus 4% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 1 Long Term - $56.07/hr plus 4% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 2 - $57.42/hr plus 6% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 2 Long Term - $58.58/hr plus 6% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 2 (priority) - $59.11/hr plus 6% vacation pay and Writing Instructor 2 (priority) Long Term- $60.29/hr plus 6% vacation pay. 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: include at least a Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Applied Linguistics, Second Language Education, Communication, English, Engineering, Education, Technology Studies) with strong writing and oral communication skills, TESL certification or equivalent and a demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team. Flexible availability is a requirement for these positions.  Experience teaching and assessing communication instruction in large scale design course.  

Preferred Qualifications: include a PhD in an appropriate discipline (as above), and TESL or other training/certification in second-language instruction at the university level, and familiarity with engineering communication practices, and strong performance as an instructor in ESC101 and ESC102. Prior experience with communication teaching in ESC204. Flexible availability for studio and benchmarking meetings is also preferred. 

Description of duties:  

• Assessment occurs in three periods: after February 17, March 03, and April 07. 

• Assessment of written individual reflection assignments submitted by students at three points during course, including constructive, actionable, written feedback to support active self-assessment and improved self-reflection.  

• Preparation for and leadership of benchmarking and planning meetings related to grading individual reflection assignments. 

• Support for calibration of assessment across a large team of both TA and WI assessors, to ensure feedback quality and relative grade assignments are uniform across team members. 

• Supervising and mentoring teaching assistants in assessment of deliverables. 

• Attending course-specific trainings for assessment and feedback in the context of ESC204. 

• Other duties related to planning and coordinating communication support for the course. 
   

Application Procedure: Applicants should submit: 

• Unit 3 application form 

• Application documents must be submitted via the link found in the application form in one (1) file. 

If during the application and/or selection process you require accommodation due to a disability, please contact Chanelle Small-Reid at istep.academic@utoronto.ca.   

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. 

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. 

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