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Sessional Instructor - ENGB17H3 F - Contemporary Literature from the Caribbean - Fall 2025

Date Posted: 05/28/2025
Req ID: 43151
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC: Department of English
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Description:

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:
Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90
Sessional Lecturer I-Long Term: $9,930.79.54
Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77
Sessional Lecturer II-Long Term: $10,326.62
Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76
Sessional Lecturer III-Long Term: $10,570.01

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.

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): September 2 - December 2, 2025. Final exam period December 5 - 20, 2025.

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2025 for Fall courses.

Course Number/Title/Description

Section/

Time

Dates of Appointment

Estimated Enrolment

Estimated

T.A. Hours

Duties

Qualifications

Fall 2025

ENGB17H3 - Contemporary Literature from the Caribbean
A study of fiction, drama, and poetry from the West Indies. The course will examine the relation of standard English to the spoken language; the problem of narrating a history of slavery and colonialism; the issues of race, gender, and nation; and the task of making West Indian literary forms.

LEC 01

In Person

WEDNESDAY 2PM-5PM

September 1 – December 31, 2025

N/A

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Ph.D. in English or related field; strong academic record and professional promise; ongoing research and publication; experience teaching, especially previous experience in the teaching of Caribbean literature at the university level.

Please include a proposed course syllabus with the

application.

Closing Date: 06/18/2025, 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.

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