Foundations of Media and Technology Studies; Online Synchronous

Position: Foundations of Media and Technology Studies (Online Synchronous)
Duties(Unless specified as marking positions may include but are not limited to one or more of the following):
Conducting in-person tutorials and maintaining scheduled office hours, students e-mail contact, grading, invigilating, and clerical duties. The mode of instruction for the courses is in-person unless indicated. Candidates must travel to UTM to perform duties unless specified as SYNC delivery mode.

Minimum Qualifications Candidates must be enrolled in a graduate degree program at the University of Toronto and have equivalent experience specific to the subject matter. Must be familiar with Quercus. For marking positions, candidates must be able to work well under time constraints and meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications Experience working with first year students in critically examining written, visual, aural, and dynamic rhetoric as it relates to communications for multi-purpose settings, including both academic and a variety of digital and interactive media discourses is required. Ability to instruct and assist students in writing and recording a Podcast is preferred. As grading is involved in this position, candidates must be able to work well under time constraints and meet deadlines.

Relevant Criterion The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.