Sessional Lecturer - ENG150Y1 - Literary Traditions - EMERGENCY POSTING

Course Overview

An exploration of some of the most influential works of literature composed over the course of the last three thousand years. The poetry, prose, and drama studied may include such works as Genesis, Homer’s Odyssey, the lyrics of Sappho, Dante’s Inferno, the Islamic Sufi poet Rumi, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.

Course Details

Estimated TA support: 1670 TA hours

Estimated course enrollment: 200 students

Class schedule: Mondays 3-5pm IN PERSON

Sessional dates: September 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027

Compensation

• Sessional Lecturer I: $19,994.95
• Sessional Lecturer I – Long term: $21,398.43
• Sessional Lecturer II: $21,398.43
• Sessional Lecturer II – Long term: $21,907.92
• Sessional Lecturer III: $21,907.92
• Sessional Lecturer III – Long term: $22,457.80

Note: If rates stipulated in the collective agreement differ, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications

A background in literary study at the graduate level with a Ph.D. in the field is required, as well as a recent and continuing record of academic publication. Demonstrated ability to teach first‑year undergraduate students the skills of critical writing and literary analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous teaching or teaching assistant experience with ENG150Y, or a closely equivalent course.

Responsibilities

• Prepare course outline, syllabus, and marking scheme.
• Plan seminar meetings, deliver seminar instructions, develop, mark, and administer course assignments.
• Set and mark tests/exams and manage course administration in accordance with University of Toronto regulations, as described in the Faculty of Arts & Science Academic Handbook for Instructors.
• Submit grades.
• Hold regular office hours for academic counseling of students.
• Deal with student enquiries, appeals, and petitions.
• Supervise any assigned TA support.

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