Graduate Educational Developer

DutiesThe TATP Graduate Educational Developer - University of Toronto Mississauga (“teaching fellow”) will work under the supervision of the Assistant Director, CTSI / TATP at the UTSG campus. The UTM Graduate Educational Developer will work closely with the staff of the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre at UTM, and with the support of TATP staff and Coordinators to perform the following duties :

• Advising TAs on practical skills aimed at improving TA performance, in order to enhance the quality of the undergraduate learning experience
• Assisting with the organization, promotion and delivery of TA orientation events in late August / early September
• Organization of and participation in teaching orientations events on the UTM campus at the start of the Fall and Winter terms
• Assisting with the administration of the TATP certificates, including evaluating the in-class teaching of TAs, evaluating teaching dossiers and leading microteaching workshops (when possible, on the UTM campus)
• Preparing and delivering training workshops for new and returning TAs in Fall and Winter in consultation with departments and divisions (to be delivered on the UTM campus)
• Organizing, developing and / or conducting other workshops as needed on TA-related issues (grading, leading discussions, working with your supervisor, etc.) specific to the UTM campus
• Assisting when needed with some TATP programming on the UTSG campus
• Assisting with special projects, such as the development or revision of online resources, guides, tip sheets, etc.
• Conducting consultations with TAs on the UTM campus
• Advising departments on TA training matters
• Promotion of the TATP office and its services
• Additional duties as required Qualifications Required :
• Self-starter able to devise own work projects
• Evidence of superior communication skills
• Motivated, innovative individual who works well independently and in a team
• Experience as a TA in Physical or Life Sciences (Social Sciences or Humanities will be considered)
• 2 or more years of experience as a TA
• Experience as a TA or a student at UTM
• Currently registered graduate student in Unit 1 of CUPE 3902
• Experience in planning and leading tutorials and labs; lecturing; designing and grading assignments
• Evidence of superior TA performance
• Evidence of reflective practice in teaching and learning
• Evidence of having reflected on own approach to teaching and learning
• Knowledge and skills to contribute to programming in areas, such as, for example : equity and access in teaching and learning; educational technologies; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL); teaching skills for academic and non-academic careers; anti-oppressive and anti-racist pedagogies; etc. Preferred, though not required :
• Upper-year doctoral candidate, preferably ABD
• Experience in conducting professional development sessions or trainings
• Knowledge of TATP programming (participating in TATP certificate or training workshops)
• Experience in mentoring or coaching
• Experience supervising other teaching assistants
• Experience teaching in more than one department, discipline or university
• 2 years’ experience as a TA or CI at the University of Toronto (preferably at UTM)
• Experience with Indigenous pedagogies and work with institutions or organizations on answering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action
• Experience with accessible teaching practices (e.g. Universal Design for Learning)
• Experience with critical pedagogies (e.g., antioppression, trauma-informed, anti-racist)