Date Posted: 12/11/2025Req ID: 46382Faculty/Division: UofT MississaugaDepartment: UTM: English & DramaCampus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Description: Toronto is one of the world's most diverse and multicultural cities. This course is a study of literature by writers with strong connections to Toronto who explore issues such as diasporas, identity, nationality, place, origin, and the multicultural experience. Writers may include: Judy Fong Bates, Dionne Brand, Austin Clarke, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco, Rohinton Mistry, Michael Ondaatje, M. Nourbese Philip, Shyam Selvadurai, M. G. Vassanji.
Section: LEC0101
Day(s): Tuesday, Thursday
Time(s): 11-1, 12-1
Estimated Enrolment: 50
Est of TA hours: ~70
Sessional dates of appointment: January 5, 2026 – April 30, 2026
Salary
SL1 - $19,641.40 per full course = $9,820.70
SL2 - $21020.07 per full course = $10,510.03
SL2LT- $21,520.55 per full course = $10760.28
SL3LT - $22,060.71 per full course = $11,030.36
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: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, admin. and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; supervising any TAs assigned to course, if applicable.
Minimum Qualifications: PhD in English with specialization in and/or experience teaching Canadian literature at the university level; 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 Acting Chair and Professor Holger, Department of English and Drama c/o edapps.utm@utoronto.ca
Closing Date: 12/12/2025, 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.
