Job Title: Writing Instructor - Foundational Writing Diagnostic Assessment (Fall 2026 & Winter 2027)

Description:

Diagnostic assessment of written assignments for foundational first-year writing course.

Positions: Up to 4 positions available in Fall 2026 and up to 4 positions available in Winter 2027

Estimated Course Enrolment: Up to 1500 students across all sections each term.

Schedule: Training and benchmarking as well as assessments will take place in early-May.

Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 8-15, 2026 for Fall. January 6-13, 2027 for Winter. 

Hours: Up to 5 hours of training and benchmarking and up to 50 hours of assessment work (workload dependent). Additional hours may be negotiated during the remainder of the academic year on a discretionary basis.

Salary: excluding vacation pay

• Writing Instructor I: $53.41/hr
• Writing Instructor I – Long Term: $56.07/hr
• Writing Instructor II: $57.42/hr
• Writing Instructor II – Long Term: $58.58/hr
• Writing Instructor II (priority): $59.11/hr
• Writing Instructor II (priority) – Long Term: $60.29/hr

Please note that 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:

• A master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Applied Linguistics, Communication, English, Education, Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition) with strong writing and oral communication skills.
• TESL certification or equivalent.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexible availability is a requirement for these positions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A doctoral degree in an appropriate discipline (as above).
• Familiarity with advanced second-language education practices and/or experience as an assessor of second and/or additional language student writing.
• Demonstrated experience working with first-year University students and/or multilingual writers.

Description of Duties:

• Meeting with Principal Investigator and team of assessors for benchmarking session.
• Performing diagnostic assessments of individual written assignments.
• Recording and reporting results in a timely manner.

Application Procedure: All individuals interested in this position must submit to Malisa Zhou ( View email address on jobs.utoronto.ca ), Academic Advisor and Faculty Support Administrator, the following documents: the following docuemtns (**In your cover letter, please indicate which days of the week you anticipate being available**):

• In-person availability from Monday to Friday, 9 am – 9 pm;
• An application letter including your anticipated availability for the training and benchmarking and assessment dates indicated above.
• C.V. including the names of three referees.
• A short writing sample. 

Closing Date: 07/15/2026, 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.