Career Opportunities: Sessional Lecturer-ENGB37H3 - Popular Literature and Mass Culture -EMERG Summer 2025 (ONLINE) (42471)

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Qualifications:

Ph.D. in English or a related field is required., Strong academic record and professional promise are essential., Ongoing research and publication experience is preferred., Previous teaching experience in literature and popular literature at the university level is necessary..

Key responsabilities:

  • Design and teach a university credit course on popular literature and mass culture.
  • Prepare and deliver course content, including lectures and assignments.
  • Administer and mark assignments, and calculate and submit grades.
  • Hold regular office hours for student support.

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Job description

 

Date Posted: 04/09/2025
Req ID: 42471
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-English
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

 

Description:

 

The following position for a Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of English for the Summer 2025 academic session. This posting is in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 (Unit 3). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all Sessional Lecturers and Sessional Instructional Assistants who are teaching in that Department during the current academic year or who have taught for that Department within the previous 36 months,  Sessional Lecturers II and Sessional Lecturers III advanced to that rank by the hiring department who have taught for that Department within the previous three (3) academic years, and any person who has submitted a Curriculum Vitae and application within the past 36 months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Alice Maurice, Chair of the Department of English, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/eng/app/sl

 

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90

Sessional Lecturer I-Long Term: $9,930.79.54

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77

Sessional Lecturer II-Long Term: $10,326.62

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76

Sessional Lecturer III-Long Term: $10,570.01

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.

 

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): F Courses - May 2 – June 16, 2024, S Courses -June 23 – August 7, 2025, Y Courses - May 2 – August 7, 2025.

 

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by August 31, 2025 for Summer courses.

Course Number/Title/Description

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Time

Dates of Appointment

Estimated Enrolment

Estimated

T.A. Hours

Duties

Qualifications

Summer 2025

ENGB37H3S - Popular Literature and Mass Culture [E]
This course considers the creation, marketing, and consumption of popular film and fiction. Genres studied might include bestsellers; detective fiction; mysteries, romance, and horror; fantasy and science fiction; "chick lit"; popular song; pulp fiction and fanzines.

LEC 01

Online – Synchronous

 

Tuesday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

 

Thursday 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

 

June 23 – August 31, 2024

120

TBD

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Ph.D. in English or related field; strong academic record and professional promise; ongoing research and publication; experience teaching, especially previous experience in the teaching of literature and popular literature at the university level.

 

Please include a proposed

course syllabus with the

application.

The job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

 

 

Application instructions: Applications must be submitted electronically, with a cover letter outlining your qualifications, and a current curriculum vitae with the application using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/eng/app/sl. (Only applications received on the above website will be considered.) 

Please attach the electronic file (MS Word or PDF) with a file name convention of Surname, FirstName, and Course Code.

 

Link to timetable: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~registrar/scheduling/timetable

Term Important Dates: Please see Calendar http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/dates-and-deadlines 

Department Contact: eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca 

Closing Date: 04/16/2025, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Required profile

Experience

Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Time Management
  • Communication

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