Lead Sessional Instructional Assistant: HIS280Y1Y History of China
Top Benefits
About the role
Date Posted: 08/05/2025
Req ID: 44603
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of History
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Lead Sessional Instructional Assistant
Course Title: HIS280Y1Y, L5101 History of China
Course description: A critical history of the place we today call China from prehistoric times to the 21st century, tracing shifting borders, identities, governments, and cultures while challenging any singular definition of "China."
Dates of Appointment: September 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Minimum qualifications: Minimum MA in History or related discipline; Previous Head Instructional Assistant experience in this or a similar course. Experience supervising TAs. Knowledge of policies and procedures regarding student issues. Excellent knowledge of the subject matter.
Preferred qualifications: teaching experience in this or a similar course is preferred. Previous experience or training with Quercus is an asset.
Duties:
Arranging and assigning tutorial hours. Liaising with individual TAs and course instructor/supervisor over any pedagogical, procedural and student issues arising during the session. Preparing and maintaining course materials. Marking essays/exams submitted on petition.
Estimated course enrolment**:** 260
Estimated hours per position**:** Approximately 100 hours
Lecture: Wednesdays 17:00-19:00
Tutorials**:** Tuesdays 14:00-15:00, 15:00-16:00, 16:00-17:00, 19:00-20:00; Wednesdays 11:00-12:00, 12:00-13:00, 13:00-14:00, 14:00-15:00, 16:00-17:00, 17:00-18:00, 18:00-19:00, 19:00-20:00
Rate of Pay: $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.
Application Process:
Applications should be emailed to history.cupeapplications@utoronto.ca and should include a cover letter, C.V., including previous teaching evaluations (if applicable), a completed CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Employment Application Form and one letter of reference that addresses your teaching skills, sent directly by your referee.
Closing Date: Friday, August 22, 2025
Closing Date: 08/22/2025, 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.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
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.
About University of Toronto
Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of our faculty, students, alumni, and supporters.
We are proud to be one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, bringing together top minds from every conceivable background and discipline to collaborate on the world’s most pressing challenges. As a catalyst for discovery, innovation, and progress, we prepare our students for success through an outstanding global education and commitment to inclusive excellence.
The ideas, innovations, and actions of more than 660,000 graduates advance U of T’s impact on communities across the globe.
Lead Sessional Instructional Assistant: HIS280Y1Y History of China
Top Benefits
About the role
Date Posted: 08/05/2025
Req ID: 44603
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of History
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Lead Sessional Instructional Assistant
Course Title: HIS280Y1Y, L5101 History of China
Course description: A critical history of the place we today call China from prehistoric times to the 21st century, tracing shifting borders, identities, governments, and cultures while challenging any singular definition of "China."
Dates of Appointment: September 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Minimum qualifications: Minimum MA in History or related discipline; Previous Head Instructional Assistant experience in this or a similar course. Experience supervising TAs. Knowledge of policies and procedures regarding student issues. Excellent knowledge of the subject matter.
Preferred qualifications: teaching experience in this or a similar course is preferred. Previous experience or training with Quercus is an asset.
Duties:
Arranging and assigning tutorial hours. Liaising with individual TAs and course instructor/supervisor over any pedagogical, procedural and student issues arising during the session. Preparing and maintaining course materials. Marking essays/exams submitted on petition.
Estimated course enrolment**:** 260
Estimated hours per position**:** Approximately 100 hours
Lecture: Wednesdays 17:00-19:00
Tutorials**:** Tuesdays 14:00-15:00, 15:00-16:00, 16:00-17:00, 19:00-20:00; Wednesdays 11:00-12:00, 12:00-13:00, 13:00-14:00, 14:00-15:00, 16:00-17:00, 17:00-18:00, 18:00-19:00, 19:00-20:00
Rate of Pay: $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.
Application Process:
Applications should be emailed to history.cupeapplications@utoronto.ca and should include a cover letter, C.V., including previous teaching evaluations (if applicable), a completed CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Employment Application Form and one letter of reference that addresses your teaching skills, sent directly by your referee.
Closing Date: Friday, August 22, 2025
Closing Date: 08/22/2025, 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.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
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.
About University of Toronto
Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of our faculty, students, alumni, and supporters.
We are proud to be one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, bringing together top minds from every conceivable background and discipline to collaborate on the world’s most pressing challenges. As a catalyst for discovery, innovation, and progress, we prepare our students for success through an outstanding global education and commitment to inclusive excellence.
The ideas, innovations, and actions of more than 660,000 graduates advance U of T’s impact on communities across the globe.