Job Description

Date Posted:

09/09/2025

Req ID:

45124

Faculty/Division:

UofT Mississauga

Department:

UTM: Philosophy

Campus:

University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

This position is a 50-hour gradership, which involve grading and providing feedback on ethics assignments for three computer science courses. A few days of on campus assistance in tutorials will also be required on November 5 and 6.

POSTING DATE: September 9, 2025

CLOSING DATE: September 12, 2025

The following position for a

Sessional Instructional Assistant

is available in the Department of Philosophy for the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 academic session. This is a emergency posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 Unit 3.

Please note that the position below is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.

In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department's Applicant Pool - all persons who have submitted an application within the past thirty-six months. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit a CUPE 3902 application form found on our website employment page (at the end of the page under "Sessional Instructional Assistant"), cover letter, and updated curriculum vitae to Gurpreet Rattan, University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Philosophy, 3359 Mississauga Rd., Mississauga ON. L5L 1C6.

Please submit applications by e-mail to

yasmine.elgebali@utoronto.ca

with cc to

phl.admin.utm@utoronto.ca

.

Salary:

$54.27/hour plus applicable vacation pay.

Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Schedule:

Must be available to assist in-person with writing assignments during CSC tutorials on November 5 and 6.

Size of Appointment (# of hours):

50 hours (one of four positions.)

Estimated Course Enrollment

: 900

Minimum Qualifications:

BA in Philosophy or equivalent; Good prior knowledge of ethics, especially applied ethics.

Preferred Qualifications:

BA in Philosophy or equivalent; Good prior knowledge of ethics, especially applied ethics; Prior experience as a course instructor or TA in philosophy, computer science, and/or embedded ethics at U of T is preferred.

Relevant Criterion:

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

Duties and responsibilities:

Grading and preparation for grading; organizing and submitting grades; attending training sessions; meetings with supervisor; assisting students with assignments.

Appointment Dates:

September 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026



Candidates who are members of Indigenous. Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

Closing Date:

09/12/2025, 11:59PM EDT



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.