Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology
University of Toronto Mississauga
Sessional Instructional Assistant (SIA) Positions
Winter 2022
Dates of appointments are January 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022. For course descriptions, schedule of classes and tutorials/practicals refer to the Communication, Culture, Information and Technology Program at:https://registrar.utm.utoronto.ca/student/timetable/. Choose Session: Fall/Winter 2021-22 and Program Area: CCIT.
Qualifications: (unless specified): Candidates must have formal education/experience that is specific to the subject area. Demonstrated excellence as a teaching assistant or a sessional instructional assistant is required.In addition, familiarity with PC and or MAC environments is required. For marking positions, candidates must be able to work well under time constraints and meet deadlines.
Duties: (unless specified as marking positions, may include but are not limited to one or more of the following): Conducting tutorials & maintaining scheduled office hours, student/instructor contact, grading, invigilating, clerical duties. Sessional Instructional Assistants must travel to UTM to carry out duties.
How to Apply:
A separate application package is required for each course applied to. The application package for each course must include a single file in PDF format, containing the following:
1) Completed application form available online here: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/sites/files/iccit/public/shared/pdfs/Unit3ApplicationFormat.pdf
2) Cover Letter.
3) CV/Resume
Send your package to: ICCIT Director, Institute of Communication Culture, Information, and Technology, at: [email protected].
Notices and job ads are located on:
1. ICCIT Website: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/employment-opportunities/iccit-postings
2. CUPE 3902 (Unit 3) Emergency Posting Opportunities: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Mississauga-ON/553064917/
CCT110H5S Rhetoric and Media
Estimate Course Enrolment: 800
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 95 hours
Estimate Number of positions available: 2-3
Qualifications: Must have completed a graduate degree specific to the subject matter. Experience working with first year undergraduate students in critically examining written, visual, aural, and dynamic rhetoric as it relates to communications for multi-purpose settings, including both academic and a variety of digital and interactive media discourses is required. Ability to instruct and assist students in writing and recording a Podcast is preferred. As grading is involved for this position, candidates must be able to work well under time constraints and meet deadlines.
CCT111H5S Critical Coding
Estimate Course Enrolment: 90
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 80
Estimate Number of positions available: 2
CCT200H5S Race, Media and Culture
Estimate Course Enrolment: 120
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 60 hours
Estimate Number of positions available: 2
CCT211H5S Fundamentals of User Interface Programming
Estimate Course Enrolment: 300
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 70 hours
Estimate Number of Positions available: 1
Qualifications: The preferred candidate will have familiarity with the Python programming language and the design of GUI-based applications. Experience with tkinter and pygame would be beneficial.
CCT218H5S Foundations of Media and Technology Studies
Estimate Course Enrolment: 180
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 46 hours
Estimate Number of Positions available: 2-3
CCT303H5S Communicating In and Between Organizations
Estimate Course Enrolment: 40
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 58 hours
Estimate Number of Positions available: 1
Marking position
CCT355H5S Critical Approaches to Innovation
Estimate Course Enrolment: 120
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 51 hours
Estimate Number of Positions available: 1
CCT361H5S Speculative Design II
Estimate Course Enrolment: 180
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 65 hours
Estimate Number of Positions available: 2
Qualifications: The preferred candidate will have familiarity with programming and teaching beginning programmers. Experience with the Android platform and/or visual programming languages would be beneficial.
CCT416H5S Social Data Analytics
Estimate Course Enrolment: 40
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 36 hours
Estimate Number of Positions available: 1
CCT419H5S User Experience Design - UXD and Board Games
Estimate Course Enrolment: 50
Approximate Size of Appointment(s): 45 hours
Estimate Number of Positions available: 1
Marking position
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Notes:
Final availability of positions is contingent upon final course determinations, enrolment, budgetary considerations and final determination of assignments flowing from Article 14:01 of the Collective Agreement. These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
The rate of pay for a sessional instructional assistant (SIA) is $46.92 per hour, plus vacation pay in accordance with the CUPE, Unit 3 collective agreement. The Director of the Communication, Culture Information and Technology Program shall make any and all offers of employment on behalf of the department at UTM. No other offers or notices of the outcome of applications are authorized by the Department.
Closing Date: 11/30/2021, 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.