Sessional Instructor - ENGB61H3 F - Creative Writing: Fiction I - Fall 2025 REVISED RE-POSTING

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A position for a Sessional Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Toronto Scarborough is available for the Fall 2025 session. The role requires a graduate degree in English or a related field, along with demonstrated teaching experience, particularly in Creative Writing. Candidates are encouraged from equity-deserving communities, reflecting a commitment to diversity. The course involves preparing lectures, administering assessments, and engaging students actively.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in English, Creative Writing related field, or relevant teaching experience.
• Strong academic record and professional promise.
• Teaching experience at university level, especially in Creative Writing.

Responsibilities

• Design and teach university credit course, including delivering content and grading assignments.
• Hold regular office hours for student support.
• Prepare course materials and assessments.

Skills

Teaching experience

Strong academic record

Professional promise

Strong publishing record

Education

Graduate degree in English

Teaching experience in Creative Writing

Job description

Date Posted: 06/06/2025
Req ID: 43363
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-English
Campus:University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Description:

The following position for a Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of English for the Fall 2025 academic session. This posting is in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 (Unit 3). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all Sessional Lecturers and Sessional Instructional Assistants who are teaching in that Department during the current academic year or who have taught for that Department within the previous 36 months, Sessional Lecturers II and Sessional Lecturers III advanced to that rank by the hiring department who have taught for that Department within the previous three (3) academic years, and any person who has submitted a Curriculum Vitae and application within the past 36 months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Alice Maurice, Chair of the Department of English, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/eng/app/sl

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90

Sessional Lecturer I-Long Term: $9,930.79.54

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77

Sessional Lecturer II-Long Term: $10,326.62

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76

Sessional Lecturer III-Long Term: $10,570.01

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.

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): September 2 - December 2, 2025. Final exam period December 5 - 20, 2025.

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2025 for Fall courses.

Course Number/Title/Description

Section/

Time

Dates of Appointment

Estimated Enrolment

Estimated

T.A. Hours

Duties

Qualifications

Fall 2025

ENGB61H3 - Creative Writing: Fiction I

A focused introduction to the writing of fiction. This course will enable students to explore the writing of short fiction through reading, discussion, and workshop sessions.

LEC 01

In person

THURSDAY

1pm-3pm

September 1 – December 31, 2025

20

N/A

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Graduate degree in English, Creative Writing related field, or relevant teaching experience. Strong academic record and professional promise. Strong publishing record is an asset. Teaching experience at the university level is an asset, especially previous experience in the teaching of writing about creative writing at the university level. Past teaching experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.

Please include a proposed course syllabus with the application.

This job is posted in accordance with CUPE 3902, Unit 3 Collective Agreement." It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final enrolment. 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.

Closing Date:06/27/2025, 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.