Academic, Careers, Student: Fall 2022 TA Position: ASI1000Y Issues in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies
CONTEMPORARY EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES
COLLABORATIVE MASTER’S SPECIALIZATION
Job Posting – Teaching Assistant Position
Fall Term 2022 (September 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022)
Posted on June 29, 2022
The Asian Institute seeks 1 Teaching Assistant for the following course:
ASI1000Y: Issues in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies
The core seminar in the Collaborative Master’s Specialization in Contemporary East and Southeast Asian Studies presents in depth discussion of an array of issues, approaches, and analytical tools to understand contemporary trends in East and Southeast Asia. It is built around the expertise and regional specialization of core faculty members, while providing students with opportunities to tailor assignments and presentations to suit their individual research interests. The seminar offers an emphasis on creating a dialogue across social sciences and humanities disciplinary lines.
Qualifications
Preference in hiring will be given to graduate students at the University of Toronto in Geography, Anthropology, Political Science, East Asian Studies, History, Sociology, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, or related discipline. A background in Asia-Pacific and/or South Asian studies is required, preferably from an interdisciplinary and multi-regional perspective. First consideration will be given to senior PhD students at the University of Toronto. 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
- Mark papers
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. 15 hours total
Estimated Course Enrolment: 15 students
Rate of Pay: UG/SGS I/II – $47.17/hour (+ 4% vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter and updated CV (including previous teaching evaluations if applicable) by July 22, 2022. Letters of recommendation are not required but will be accepted. Applications should be sent via email to the Contemporary Asian Studies Program Advisor, Katherine MacIvor, at ai.asianstudies@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.
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.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
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.
The hiring criteria for Teaching Assistant positions are academic qualifications, the need to acquire experience, previous experience and previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this Collective Agreement.
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.
Deadline: July 22, 2022