Job Description

Date Posted:

09/02/2025

Req ID:

45038

Faculty/Division:

UofT Mississauga

Department:

UTM: English & Drama

Campus:

University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

This course serves as an introduction to influential texts that have shaped British literary history from Beowulf and Geoffrey Chaucer to William Shakespeare, from John Milton and Aphra Behn to Frances Burney. Students will focus on questions such as the range and evolution of poetic forms, the development of the theatre and the novel, and the emergence of women writers. The course will encourage students to think about the study of English literatures in relationship to history, including the history of world literatures.



Section: LEC0101


Lecture Day(s): Monday, Wednesday 9-10


Tutorials: Wednesday either 10-11, 12-1 or 1-2


Estimated Enrolment: 114


Est of TA hours: 173



Sessional dates of appointment: September 2, 2025 - December 31, 2025



Salary Sessional Instructor Assistant:

$54.27 per hour plus 4% vacation pay
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.



Duties:



Holding up to 2 one-hour tutorials each week Preparation for tutorials and grading Grading Attending training sessions/meetings with the course instructor Organizing and submitting grades Holding office hours Lecture attendance (as required) General teaching-related duties

Minimum Qualifications: Minimum qualifications: PhD in English with specialization in one or more of the major periods of English literature covered by this course (medieval, early modern, or long 18th-century); strong academic record, demonstrated teaching ability, preferably in larger lecture courses; evidence of currency in subject matter.



Application Instructions:

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may apply by submitting:

CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Application Form. Download here: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/english-drama/about-us/employment Current CV.
E-submissions are preferred and should be sent to Professor Jacob Gallagher-Ross, Chair, Department of English and Drama c/o edapps.utm@utoronto.ca

Closing Date:

09/04/2025, 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.