Writing Instructor; STEM - Emergency

Writing Instructor (STEM) – Emergency Posting

Date Posted: 06/15/2026

Req : 48561

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: New College

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Existing Vacancy: Yes

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

Estimated total hours: 50 hours

• 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

NOTE:

If rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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:

• 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:

• 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.

EEO Statement:

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

Applicants who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2

SLGBTQ+ 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.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 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.

Under the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement, undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are not eligible for this position.

Closing Date: 06/16/2026, 5:00PM EDT