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PLD Diagnostic Assessor, Tutoring and Support

$62.48 per hour

University of Toronto

Description: Diagnostic assessors will conduct a fine-grained analysis of a written assignments from both first- and second-year design courses and create a linguistic profile for the student that identifies potential areas for improvement in engineering communication. Assessors will then tutor and support students individually in their development of professional language and engineering communication. 

Posting end date: July 17, 2026

Number of Positions (est): Up to Ten (10) positions

Estimated enrolment: approx. 600 students

Schedule: Assessment will take place primarily between September-November 2025 and between January and March 2026. Duties pertaining to tutoring and support may be assigned during the remainder of the academic year through April 2026. 

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027

Hours: 15 hours:  This includes 10 hours of  diagnostic assessment (online) and benchmarking and approximately 5 hours of tutoring and support (online and/or in person). Workload dependent. Additional hours may be negotiated during the remainder of the academic year on a discretionary basis. 

Salary: CUPE minimum salary rates are: Writing Instructor 1 - $56.46/hr plus 4% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 1 Long Term - $60.69/hr plus 4% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 2 - $60.69/hr plus 6% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 2 Long Term - $62.15/hr plus 6% vacation pay; Writing Instructor 2 (priority) - $62.48/hr plus 6% vacation pay and Writing Instructor 2 (priority) Long Term- $63.95/hr plus 6% vacation pay. Should rates stipulated in the Collective Agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the Collective Agreement shall prevail.  

Minimum Qualifications: include at least a Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Applied Linguistics, Communication, Writing Studies, English, Engineering, Education, Rhetoric and Composition) with strong writing and oral communication skills. Flexible availability is a requirement for these positions.

Preferred Qualifications: include a PhD in Education, Applied Linguistics, Rhetoric and Composition or appropriate discipline as mentioned above, familiarity with post-secondary multilingual education practices and/or experience as a diagnostic assessor of engineering communication.  a TESL certification is required for this position and a demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and working with multilingual students

Description of duties:

  • Meet with Professional Language Development (PLD)Coordinator and team of assessors for benchmarking sessions

  • Perform diagnostic assessments of individual written assignments

  • Record and report assessment results in a timely manner 

  • Provide individual and group support to students with a demonstrated PLD need 

  • Document and report support to PLD Coordinator. 

  • Must have the ability to move online if required.

Application Procedure: Applicants should submit: 

  • Application documents must be submitted via the link found in the application form in one (1) file.

If during the application and/or selection process you require accommodation due to a disability, please contact  Chanelle Small-Reid at  View email address on jobs.utoronto.ca

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 Writing Instructor 2 or Writing Instructor 2 (Priority)  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.

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. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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