Job Description

Date Posted:

11/05/2025

Req ID:

45904

Faculty/Division:

UofT Mississauga

Department:

UTM: Visual Studies

Campus:

University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Course number and title: VCC101H5 Introduction to Visual Culture


Topic description: Introduces the ways in which we use and understand images across the realms of art, advertising, mass media, and science, with examples drawn from painting, photography, film, television, and new media. Presents a diverse range of recent approaches to visual analysis and key theories of visual culture.



Estimated course enrolment: 500



Estimated TA support: 140 hours



Class schedule: Friday 11:00-13:00, Tutorials 13:00-17:00



Sessional dates of appointment: January 5 - April 6, 2026



Salary:


$54.27 per hour + 4% vacation pay



Minimum qualifications: Graduate degrees in Art History or Cinema Studies is preferred. Previous TA experience in this course will be preferred.



Description of duties: (May include but are not limited to): May include but are not limited to): Conducting tutorials & maintaining scheduled office hours, student and course instructor contact, grading, invigilating, and other clerical duties.



Application instructions:


Please email your CV and a letter of application to:

Professor Brian Price, Chair, Department of Visual Studies at dvsjobs@utoronto.ca

An individual application is required for each job posting. Please do not apply for multiple positions in one email. Please include your last name and the course code in the email subject line.

No late applications will be accepted

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Selections for positions are made by the Chair. Questions regarding positions may be directed to Steph Sullivan by e-mail to s.sullivan@utoronto.ca

Closing Date:

11/19/2025, 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.


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.