Job Description

Date Posted:

09/25/2025

Req ID:

45302

Faculty/Division:

Faculty of Arts & Science

Department:

Dept of East Asian Studies

Campus:

St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Description

: As a continuation of EAS110Y1, this course is designed to help students improve their skills in the Korean language. Students in this course are expected to perform basic communicative functions, read and write paragraph-level texts, and conjugate verbs/adjectives accurately. Students who do not meet the prerequisite must go through placement process conducted by the Department. See https://www.eas.utoronto.ca/languages/korean for details.

Estimated course enrolment

: 50 students

Hours of work

: 70 hours

Class schedule

: In-person lectures - Tuesdays and Thursdays

Sessional dates of appointment

: September 1, 2025 - April 30, 2026

Salary: $54.27/hour, plus 4% vacation pay

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Minimum qualifications:

Native or near-native fluency in Korean, experience leading online tutorials and an ability to communicate information clearly required.

Preferred qualifications:

Grading experience in a language course preferred.

Description of duties:

Leading tutorial sections; Marking assignments and exams; Other duties may be assigned by the supervisor.

Application instructions:

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Applicants must submit a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; 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 Instructional Assistant Application" to: eas.undergrad@utoronto.ca.


Following the closing date of the posting, selected applicants may be asked to attend an interview with the Korean language program coordinator.

Closing Date:

10/01/2025, 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.

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.

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.