Writing Instructor (STEM) - EMERGENCY POSTING

Date Posted: 06/15/2026
Req ID: 48561
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: New College
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

NEW COLLEGE WRITING CENTRE

University of Toronto

Faculty of Arts and Science

Emergency Posting
Writing Instructor (STEM)

Summer Session 2026

Posting Date: June 15th, 2026

Closing Date: June 16th, 2026, 5pm (ET)

Nature of the Position:

The New College Writing Centre invites applications for one STEM Writing Instructor position for the Summer 2026 session. The successful candidate will provide writing instruction to undergraduate students through one-to-one appointments, workshops, and writing community programming in both online and in-person formats.

Estimate number of positions available: 1

Estimate of the total number of hours: 50 hours

Estimate of the anticipated hours of work per position:

• Up to 50 hours for the appointment period
• Hours will vary based on Writing Centre operational needs

Schedule Information:

• Teaching schedules will depend on Writing Centre needs
• Applicants should be prepared to teach both online and in person
• Weekend hours may be available and/or required
• The successful candidate must be available to teach in person on the following days:
• July 7–8, 2026
• July 28–29, 2026

Sessional Dates of Appointment: July 1, 2026 – August 31, 2026

Salary:

• Writing Instructor I: $55.46/hour + 4% vacation pay
• Writing Instructor I – Long Term: $59.62/hour + 6% vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II: $59.62/hour + 6% vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II – Long Term: $61.04/hour + 6% vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II (Priority): $61.38/hour + 6% vacation pay
• Writing Instructor II (Priority) – Long Term: $62.83/hour + 6% vacation pay

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:

Applicants must have:

• A completed PhD degree in a STEM field.
• Demonstrated ability to teach writing and communication skills to students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
• Previous experience teaching writing at the university level, either in a university writing centre and/or in university level courses with significant writing components
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to teach academic writing and critical skills in a one-to-one mode and across a variety of disciplines and programs, including those of New College
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate interactive workshops
• Familiarity with forms of writing and oral communication in a broad range of disciplinary curricula
• Superior ability to work closely with the genre, rhetoric and grammar of student texts
• The ability to work cooperatively and effectively in a highly collaborative environment

Preferred Qualifications:

The following would be considered assets:

• Familiarity with any of the following approaches to scholarship: anti-colonial, decolonizing, anti-racist, feminist, queer, disability, anti-homophobic, Indigenous and scientific.

Description of Duties:

Duties may include:

• Providing one-to-one writing instruction to undergraduate students
• Supporting students in critical reading, critical analysis, argumentation, research skills, drafting, revising, and oral presentation preparation
• Facilitating writing workshops and drop-in writing communities
• Supporting students from diverse linguistic and educational backgrounds
• Delivering curriculum and programming for English language learners where required
• Teaching students enrolled in New College academic programs and broader Faculty of Arts & Science courses

Application Procedure:

Applicants must submit the following materials by email:

• A cover letter outlining suitability for the position (normally 1-2 pages)
• An updated curriculum vitae
• Sample instructional materials.
• Sample instructional materials should be a maximum of 15 pages, attached to the application email.
• Please note that we cannot search through online documents.
• Please only send curriculum materials related to the teaching of writing (rather than entire dossiers and general teaching philosophy statements).
• Sample instructional materials may include but are not limited to handouts, activities, assignment instructions, presentation slides, multi-modal curricula, and course outlines.
• A 3–10-page sample of academic writing
• Names and contact information for three referees
• Completed application form available at: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form

Applications must be submitted by email to:

Dr. Marci Prescott-Brown, Director

New College Writing Centre
c/o Nancy Dragicevic, Program Support Officer
newcollege.wcpositions@utoronto.ca

Please include the posting closing date in the email subject line. Applications submitted through the University of Toronto website will not be considered.

Closing Date: 06/16/2026, 5:00PM 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 Writing Instructor 2 or Writing Instructor 2 (Priority) in accordance with Article 16:11 of the CUPE 3902 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.

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.