2012-2013
Writing Instructor Positions Available,
CUPE Unit 3
University College Writing Centre,
University of Toronto

The University College Writing Centre invites applications for up to seven writing instructor positions. The positions will commence 1 September 2012 and end on 30 April 2013.

The chief duty of instructors at the Writing Centre is to counsel students individually and in small groups on university writing, especially on organization, reasoning, style, and language use. Instructors can expect to see students with writing assignments from a variety of disciplines. Instructors may be asked to prepare instructional material and to deliver group instruction. Some positions may involve the delivery of writing instruction in the first-year course UC One.

Qualifications for the position:

• Completed graduate degree from a post secondary institution required.
• Relevant experience teaching writing one-on-one or teaching in university courses with a writing component preferred.
• Previous experience in a writing centre and training and experience in second-language instruction at the university level preferred.
• Experience studying or teaching science considered an asset.

The UC Writing Centre favours applicants with a commitment to remaining in the position of writing instructor beyond one year.

Positions consist of at least 80 hours. All positions are subject to budgetary approval. The rate of pay is $42.97/hour for Writing Instructor I and $46.20/hour for Writing Instructor II, plus 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.

To be considered for a position, please send a completed application form (available at www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/doc/application.doc) along with a cover letter, a curriculum vitae and a brief (one- or two-page) writing sample to:

Vice-Principal, University College
c/o Khamla Sengthavy
University College
15 King's College Circle
Toronto ON M5S 3H7

email: uc.programs@utoronto.ca

A valid email address is required. We prefer that applications be submitted by email. Include your c.v. and writing sample as Word or PDF attachments. Please provide the following subject line:

Application for Writing Instructor position, CUPE unit 3

Applications will be retained for sixteen months. Persons who submit applications will receive emailed job postings for specific positions for the subsequent sixteen months.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.

Date of Posting: Friday 18 May, 2012
Application deadline: Friday 18 June, 2012

This notice is posted pursuant to the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. In accordance with that agreement, preference in hiring is given to qualified persons advanced to the rank of Writing Instructor II by University College Writing Centre.