Emergency Sessional Instructional Assistant HIS102Y1Y Empires, Encounters and Exchanges

Date Posted : 10 / 16 / 2024

Req ID : 40191

Faculty / Division : Faculty of Arts & Science

Department : Dept of History

Campus :   St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description :

HIS102Y1 Empires, Encounters and Exchanges

Can we speak of “international relations” before the modern concept of nation-states was established? What forms did globalization take in the pre-modern era? How did early global exchange shape our world today? Students in this course study interactions among peoples, empires, and cultures, in multiple regions of the world (specific areas and time periods will change depending on the professors teaching in any given year). Topics include the impact of new goods and technologies; dissemination of ideas and religions; voyages of migration and exploration; and episodes of conquest and colonization. Analysis of primary sources and intensive focus on becoming strong writers.

Dates of Appointment : October28, 2024 – April 30, 2025

Qualifications :

Minimum M.A. in History required : good knowledge of subject matter. Previous experience or training with Quercus is an asset.

Duties :

Lead tutorials, grading assignments and exams; consulting with supervisor / students; invigilating final exams; other duties as needed in consultation with instructor.

Estimated course enrolment : 200

Estimated hours per position : Approximately 156 hours

Lecture : Tuesdays and Thursdays 15 : 00-16 : 00

Tutorials : Tuesdays 16 : 00-17 : 00 and Wednesdays 14 : 00-15 : 00

Rate of Pay : $52.26 per hour (excludes 4% 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.

Application Process :

Closing Date :  10 / 21 / 2024, 11 : 59PM EDT

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.