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Sessional Lecturer EAS219H1F Cultural History of Food in East Asia

Date Posted: 03/13/2025
Req ID:42150
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of East Asian Studies
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

 

Description:

Course Description: This course introduces historical, literary, and anthropological issues related to the consumption of food in East Asia. Through a wide variety of reading materials, it focuses on the relationship between various foodways and trade, ritual, religion, medicine, and cultural identity.

 

Estimated course enrolment: 80 students

 

Estimated TA support: N/A

 

Class schedule: Online Synchronous Lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00-13:00

 

Sessional dates of appointment: May 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025

 

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90 (includes 4% vacation pay)

Sessional Lecturer I, Long Term = $9,930.79 (includes 6% vacation pay)
Sessional Lecturer II = $10,121.77 (includes 6% vacation pay)
Sessional Lecturer III = $10,362.76 (includes 6% vacation pay)
 

 

Please note that should the rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from the rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

 

Minimum qualifications: Completed MA in areas related to the course required or equivalent education combined with teaching experience; ability to clearly communicate information required; willingness to replicate the pedagogy and evaluation techniques employed in the regular teaching of this course required;

 

Preferred qualifications: Ph.D. in areas related to the course preferred; experience in language teaching at the university level preferred with evidence of superior teaching evaluations.

 

Description of duties: Preparing lesson plans and lectures; delivering lectures; developing and administering grading, course assignments, tests, and exams; providing scheduled office hours for academic counselling of students;

 

Application instructions:

Applicants must submit a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; evidence of teaching in the relevant area, including student evaluations if available; and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form, by email with the subject line “Sessional Lecturer Application” to: eas.undergrad@utoronto.ca.

 

Following the closing date of the posting, selected applicants may be asked to submit a lesson plan based on a provided syllabus and attend an interview with the Chinese language program coordinator Applicants will have up to one week to submit the lesson plan (NOTE: In this case, the lesson plan remains the property of the applicant).

 

Closing Date: 03/28/2025, 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.

Closing Date: 03/28/2025,11:59PM ET
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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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