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TA Posting: CAS200H1F: Introduction to Contemporary Asian Studies (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Fall Term 2023 (September 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The Contemporary Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
CAS200H1F: Introduction to Contemporary Asian Studies
This course is an introduction to Contemporary Asian Studies. It covers detailed case study material from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. It introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of political, sociocultural and economic interactions among these regions, as well as the transnational forces shaping internal dynamics throughout Asia. In addition, it examines the ways that forces stemming from Asia are affecting global processes, pushing scholarship to engage questions about colonialism, nationalism, "race," religion, markets, urbanization, migration, and mass mediated culture. This course provides preparation for more advanced courses on Asia and globalization and provides an introductory gateway for the Contemporary Asian Studies major and minor. May be taken in the first year of studies.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
- Consultations with the instructor
- Mark assignments and tests
- Hold office hours for counselling students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 75 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 60 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - $47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
To access accommodation during the application and hiring processes, and throughout the duration of the appointment, please contact Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
TA Posting: CAS202H1S: Global Asian Studies: Sites and Practices (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Winter Term 2024 (January 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The Contemporary Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
CAS202H1S: Global Asian Studies: Sites and Practices
This interdisciplinary course explores a variety of sites and topics in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It explores themes including contemporary and historical articulations of socio-economic development, (post)colonial political formations, urbanization processes, climate change, labour struggles, gender studies, migration, citizenship, and social justice. The course examines the diversity of Asian modernities, cross-regional linkages, and changing approaches to area studies over time. It provides a foundation for the Contemporary Asian Studies major and minor, preparing students for taking more advanced courses on Asia in the global context.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
• Consultations with the instructor
• Mark assignments and tests
• Hold office hours for counselling students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 75 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 60 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - 47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: TA APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
TA Posting: CAS310H1F: Comparative Colonialisms in Asia (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Fall Term 2023 (September 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The Contemporary Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
CAS310H1F: Comparative Colonialisms in Asia
This course analyzes the impact of colonialism in South, East, and Southeast Asia and the various ways in which pre-colonial traditions intersect with and reshape colonial and postcolonial process across the various regions of Asia. The course will examine the conjunctures of economy, politics, religion, education, ethnicity, gender, and caste, as these have played out over time in the making and re-making of Asia as both idea and place. Attention will be paid to postcolonial and indigenous theories, questions of ‘the colonial’ from the perspective of Asian Studies, and debates about the meaning of postcolonialism for the study of Asia now and in the future.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
- Review readings and lecture materials
- Periodic meetings with the professor
- Mark essays and record marks
- Hold office hours the week after assignments are returned
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 64 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 45 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - $47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: TA APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
To access accommodation during the application and hiring processes, and throughout the duration of the appointment, please contact Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
TA Posting: CAS320H1S: Comparative Modernities in Asia (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Winter Term 2024 (January 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The Contemporary Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
CAS320H1S: Comparative Modernities in Asia
Since at least the late 1700s, the effects of capitalism across the globe have profoundly transformed the landscapes of human livelihood, consumption, production and governance in Asia. While colonial empires have declined, new empires have emerged, and a growing number of countries have witnessed the rise of nationalism and independent states, social, political and technological revolutions, and most recently neoliberal globalization. This course theorizes and explores these dramatic changes in a comparative framework. It is aimed at students wishing to better understand the great transformations of modern Asia in a global context.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
• Consultations with the instructor
• Mark assignments and tests
• Hold office hours for counselling students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 45 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 40 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - 47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: TA APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
To access accommodation during the application and hiring processes, and throughout the duration of the appointment, please contact Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
TA Posting: CAS350H1F: Asian Youth Cultures (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Fall Term 2023 (September 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The Contemporary Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
CAS350H1F: Asian Youth Cultures
In focusing on youth in Asia, this course brings together two disputed cultural formations of substantial contemporary importance. Both youth and Asia are increasingly invoked on the global stage in support of a wide range of interests. Examining practices of young people and the idea of youth in the context of Asia requires critical attention to the promises and fears that attach to the rise of Asian economies, international demographic transitions, the growth of a global middle-class, increasing consumption disparities, changing immigration patterns, expanding technological skills, global/local environmental concerns, and young people’s shifting political priorities and loyalties. The course may feature a significant amount of social theory, with authors such as Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Louis Althusser, and Stuart Hall.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
- Consultations with the instructor
- Mark assignments and tests
- Hold office hours for counselling students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 55 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - $47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: TA APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
To access accommodation during the application and hiring processes, and throughout the duration of the appointment, please contact Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
TA Posting: CAS360H1S: Asian Genders (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Winter Term 2024 (January 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The Contemporary Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
CAS360H1S: Asian Genders
This course will explore ways that gender is mobilized and produced in parts of Asia. It seeks to understand gender and sexuality in their diversity and in attempts to “fix” or locate it in various bodies and places. Attempts will be made to see how gender is made knowable in terms of sexuality, medicine, nation, class, ethnicity, religion, and other discourses. The course assumes a willingness to read challenging theory – such as the writings of Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, and Eve Sedgwick – and asks that students commit to regular attendance.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. A background in gender/sexuality studies is preferred. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
• Consultations with the instructor
• Mark assignments and tests
• Hold office hours for counselling students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 45 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 40 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - 47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: TA APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
To access accommodation during the application and hiring processes, and throughout the duration of the appointment, please contact Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
TA Posting: CAS370H1S: Asian Cities (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Winter Term 2024 (January 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The Contemporary Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
CAS370H1S: Asian Cities
This course offers a multidisciplinary perspective of urban life in Asia. The thematic focus will be on how the urban intersects with modernities and postcolonial formations. Drawing on recent scholarship in the social sciences and the humanities, we will examine the realignment of cultural, political, and economic forces associated with Asia’s diverse processes of urbanization.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
• Consultations with the instructor
• Mark assignments and tests
• Hold office hours for counselling students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 70 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 65 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - 47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: TA APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
To access accommodation during the application and hiring processes, and throughout the duration of the appointment, please contact Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
TA Posting: SAS114H1F: Introduction to South Asian Studies (July 12 Deadline)
University of Toronto
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Fall Term 2023 (September 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023)
Posted on June 19, 2023
The South Asian Studies program seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
SAS114H1F: Introduction to South Asian Studies
An interdisciplinary introduction to South Asian Studies emphasizing inquiry and critical analysis, drawing attention to the specificities of individual nations as well as the factors (historical, political, economic and cultural) that define South Asia as a region. Some attention will be paid to the South Asian Diaspora.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated interest in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian Studies and strong performance in a social sciences or humanities graduate program is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to candidates with grounded research experience in East, Southeast, and/or South Asian Studies who are excelling in their respective disciplinary graduate program, and those that evince a multi-regional social science perspective that includes critical approaches to area studies, public culture and markets, ethnography and/or historical studies. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto, but strong MA students are invited to apply. TA experience is preferred.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
- Consultations with the instructor
- Mark assignments and tests
- Hold office hours for counselling students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
Hours of work: approx. 45 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 40 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II - $47.64/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 12, 2023. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to Asian Institute Manager Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca. YOU MUST USE THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR SUBJECT LINE: TA APPLICATION: COURSE CODE: LAST NAME. Please attach your CV and cover letter as PDFs, and label your attachments as follows: Last Name_First Name_Cover; Last Name_First Name_CV.
To access accommodation during the application and hiring processes, and throughout the duration of the appointment, please contact Nina Boric at nina.boric@utoronto.ca.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
The position posted above is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
Ongoing opportunities
Joseph Wong Student Experience Fund
This award provides undergraduate students with financial assistance for international learning experiences in or related to Asia, such as studying an Asian language abroad, undertaking field research or special projects, or participating in an international field school. Students will be expected to provide the Asian Institute with updates about their experience and produce a short report with photos upon completion of their travel. Quality of proposal and financial need will be considered.
Award Value: up to $3,000
Eligibility: Undergraduate students in any faculty or program at the University of Toronto, including UTM and UTSC. Students in the Contemporary Asian Studies and South Asian Studies undergraduate programs will receive priority.
Safety Abroad: Travel awards are paid at the time of travel after students have completed a Safety Abroad Workshop and registered with the Safety Abroad Office.
How to Apply: Applications are accepted and will be considered at any time throughout the year. Please allow 3-4 weeks for notification of the outcome of your application. Please submit the following materials to ai.asianstudies@utoronto.ca as a single pdf attachment. The email subject line should be “Joseph Wong Student Experience Fund Application” and the file name of the pdf should be LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME-JWSEF.
- Statement of Research/Study Interest (This should be no more than 1 page and outline the international learning experience you plan to undertake, including the academic rationale and the significance to your program of study. If you are proposing an independent research project, you must name a U of T faculty member who is willing to supervise your research and also outline the proposed timeline, location, and planned method of data collection for your research.)
- Curriculum Vitae (including contact information and student number)
- Academic transcript (PDF from ACORN)
- Budget (a detailed breakdown of estimated costs)
- Documentation of Financial Need (OSAP assessment, if eligible, or a short paragraph describing your financial need for this award)
- Reference Letter (One page letter of support from a University of Toronto faculty member. This should be emailed directly by the faculty member to ai.asianstudies@utoronto.ca.)
Questions: Please contact Katherine MacIvor (Program Advisor and Communications Officer, Asian Institute) at ai.asianstudies@utoronto.ca or 416-946-8832.
Sessional Lecturer positions at the Asian Institute: Continuously posted notice
Filling sessional lecturer positions under the CUPE3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement
How to submit an application
The Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy in the Faculty of Arts & Science may hire Sessional Lecturers to deliver some of its undergraduate courses. Specific courses will be posted on the Asian Institute website at munkschool.utoronto.ca/ai/current-opportunities , and on our Departmental bulletin board at 1 Devonshire Place, North House, outside room 228N. To be considered for a position, the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form and Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to:
Katherine MacIvor
Program Advisor, Asian Institute
Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place, Room 228N
Toronto, ON M5S 3K7
Email: ai.asianstudies@utoronto.ca
Phone: 416-946-8832
A valid email address is required. We prefer that applications and CVs be submitted via email.
General information
Generally speaking, we expect to make decisions concerning courses in May for Winter or Fall courses; and in March for Spring and Summer courses. However, some decisions may be made earlier or later than these time frames, depending on circumstances. Unexpected vacancies may arise at any time.
Applications will be retained for twenty-four (24) months. Persons who submit applications and CVs will receive emailed job postings for specific positions for the subsequent twenty-four (24) months.
This notice is posted pursuant to the CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Please note that in accordance with that agreement, preference in hiring is given to qualified persons advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12.
Please visit the University’s Current Opportunities Webpage for Sessional Lecturer positions: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/go/CUPE-3902-%28Unit-3%29-Opportunities/2607317/