Head SlA - CTLA02 Exploring Inter-Cultural Pespectives in Academic Contexts

Date Posted: 04/14/2025
Req ID: 42532
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Ctr-Teaching & Learning
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Description:

CTLA02H3 Exploring Inter-Cultural Perspectives in Academic Contexts

CTLA02H3 is designed for first year, incoming, international students enrolled into UTSC’s Green Path Program. The course has a strong focus on the complex and dynamic relationship between language, culture, and context, and the implications for academic/university engagement. Through a variety of learning opportunities, students share their local knowledge while exploring their own role in contributing to transformative intercultural knowledge(s) by attending both weekly in-person or online, two-hour lectures and a weekly one-hour practicum lead by Ta's/SIA's. 

Note in the summer session there is no enrolment limit.

Estimated Enrolment: 230

Size of Appointment: up to 75 hours

Salary: $52.26 per hour + vacation pay

Appointment Dates: May 1 - August 15, 2025

Sessional Dates: June 12 - August 7, 2025

How to apply: Applications accepted online at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/ctl/app/sia

Minimum Qualifications:

A minimum Master’s degree in a relevant field; a minimum of 3 years of experience teaching English language at the post-secondary level; previous experience teaching CTLA02 in-person and online practicums; demonstrated experience creating pedagogical materials for CTLA02; demonstrated ability to produce quality pedagogical materials and activities that adhere to best practices for anti-racist and decolonizing pedagogies for academic teaching contexts; a demonstrated ability and experience using Canvas (Quercus); demonstrated experience facilitating teaching team meetings.

Preferred Qualifications:

Relevent experience teaching English for Academic Purposes or teaching in university courses with significant writing instruction component would be an asset. Knowledge and experience using web conferencing tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom would be an asset.

Relevant Criterion:

Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.

Description of Duties:

The Head SIA will assist Course Instructor with course administration and TA/SIA management, including preparing practicum materials, co-leading weekly team meetings, facilitating benchmarking, tracking academic integrity, invigilating midterm and final exam; proofreading materials, managing course websites and supporting practicum instructors in-person on Thursdays for the duration of the course. This role supports the course in providing opportunities for students to grow and develop through assignments, activities, readings, quizzes, and journal writing on diverse cultural topics, helping them refine and apply these skills in real-world academic contexts.

Application instructions: (DO NOT APPLY ON THIS CUPE 3902 UNIT 3, POSTING SITE. WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON THIS POSTING BOARD.  PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW)

Apply on UTSC's CUPE HIRING Application Site (For first time users, you must create an account).

Application Requirements:
1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
3. CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Application Form (available online at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form)
4. Sample Practicum Activity relevant to Intercultural Communication (please note we cannot search through entire dossiers)
5. Names and contact information of three references
 

CAUTION: This ad is “posted only” to the U of T CUPE 3902 Unit 3 job board. Please see the information directly above for the application instructions; applications submitted via the "Apply Now" button on this page will NOT be considered for this position.

Closing Date: 04/16/2025, 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.  

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 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.