Job Description

Date Posted: 04/27/2023
Req ID: 30146
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: New College
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

NEW COLLEGE WRITING CENTRE

University of Toronto

Faculty of Arts and Science

Job Posting--Writing Instructors

2023/2024 Fall-Winter Session

Posting Date: April 27, 2023

The New College Writing Centre invites applications for a Writing Instructor position focused on English Language Learning for the 2023-24 Fall/Winter session. The position will begin on August 29, 2023 and continue through April 30, 2024. It will consist of at least 340 hours and will require frequent, though flexible, weekday availability during both terms, on-site and online.

Our Context:

The ELL Program partners with writing centres to offer challenging non-credit instruction designed to help students reach the highest levels of academic language needed by undergraduates across the disciplines. Instruction focuses on scholarly reading, academic writing, and oral presentation. ELL also partners with faculty in a range of credit courses from 100 to 400 level in humanities, sciences, and social sciences to embed language instruction appropriate to the course discipline and level.

Writing instructors in Arts & Science offer skilled, sensitive and supportive writing instruction designed to enable students to realize their full potential as learners and contributors to knowledge production-in their fields of study, in the wider community and in professional life. Our instructional approach emphasizes writing and language use as complex abilities that are continuously learned and relearned in relation to changing contexts and purposes.

Description of Duties:

This ELL Specialist Writing Instructor position will involve developing and delivering both online and in-person interactive, mulit-modal reading, writing, and oral presentation curricula. The position may include teaching workshops on ELL approaches for students, faculty, or teaching assistants. The successful candidate will design and teach innovative curricula for a non-credit Oral Presentation course for multilingual students and will assist the ELL coordinator in developing e-modules for use in large classes across the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Salary

Writing Instructor I

$53.41/hour + 4% vacation pay

Writing Instructor I - Long Term

$54.44/hour + 6% vacation pay

Writing Instructor II

$57.42/hour + 6% vacation pay

Writing Instructor II - Long Term

$58.58/hour + 6% vacation pay

Writing Instructor II (Priority)

$59.11/hour + 6% vacation pay

Writing Instructor II (Priority) - Long Term

$60.29/hour + 6% 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching writing and communication skills to students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
• Previous experience teaching English as an additional language at the university level, either in a writing centre, as part of an English Language Learning program, or in university courses with significant writing components
• At least a completed Masters degree
• Superior ability to use a variety of digital platforms to create sophisticated, interactive digital pedagogical materials
• Experience creating videos, podcasts, and webinar-based writing curricula
• Significant experience investigating and choosing appropriate software options for various curriculum projects
• Ability to integrate feedback and assessment mechanisms into audio-visual curricula
• Ability to identify and implement best practices for creating AODA and WCAG compliant online curricula
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to teach academic writing and critical skills in a one-to-one mode and across a variety of disciplines and programs
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate interactive workshops
• Familiarity with forms of writing and oral communication in a broad range of disciplinary curricula, including sciences, social sciences and humanities
• The ability to work cooperatively and effectively in a highly collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• A completed PhD or completed PhD coursework
• Previous experience working in the University of Toronto\'s English Language Learning program

Application Process:

Applicants should submit the following documents by May 19, 2023 to the email address indicated below:

• A statement of interest outlining suitability for the position (normally 1-2 pages)
• An updated curriculum vitae
• Two to three short samples of original multimodal writing or high-level language curricula (e.g., video, infographics, webinar, narrated slideshow), at least one of which demonstrates interactivity
• Other sample instructional materials
• Sample instructional materials should be a maximum 15 pages, attached to the application email. Please note that we cannot search through online documents. Please send only curriculum materials related to the teaching of writing and language (rather than entire dossiers). Sample instructional materials may include but are not limited to handouts, activities, assignment instructions, presentation slides, and course outlines.
• A 3-5 page sample of academic writing
• Names and contact information for three referees
• An application form, available online at

***Please indicate the closing date and position number of the posting clearly on the application form***

Applications should be sent to:

Director, New College Writing Centre
c/o Ms. Nancy Crawley, Program Administrator

Applications must be submitted by email. Applications submitted through this website will not be considered.

Closing Date: 05/19/2023, 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.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

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