Sessional Lecturer - WRRHWriting Literary Journalism

Sessional Lecturer – WRR
312H1S:
Writing Literary Journalism

Date Posted: 07/02/2026

Req : 49057

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Innis College

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Existing Vacancy: Yes

Course title: WRR
312H1S:
Writing Literary Journalism (In-Person)

Course description: This course introduces students to works by some of the most influential literary journalists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Classes will be devoted to the following genres: the personal essay, the profile, the polemic, the memoir, literary reportage, and cultural criticism. Students will look closely at key writers who worked across these genres:
George Orwell, James Baldwin, and Joan Didion, among others. Over the semester, students will develop and write a feature‑length work of literary journalism in a genre of their choice, to be refined through peer workshop and instructor feedback.

Estimated enrolment: 30

Estimated TA support: None

Class schedule: Lectures:
Fridays, 11:00am – 1:00pm. No tutorials.

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1st, 2027 to April 30th 2027

Salary: Pay for half course, vacation pay included.

• Sessional Lecturer 1 - $9,997.48 (includes 4% vacation pay)
• Sessional Lecturer 1 Long Term - $10,699.22 (includes 6% vacation pay)
• Sessional Lecturer 2 - $10,699.22 (includes 6% vacation pay)
• Sessional Lecturer 2 Long Term - $10,953.96 (includes 6% vacation pay)
• Sessional Lecturer 3 - $10,953.96 (includes 6% vacation pay)
• Sessional Lecturer 3 Long Term - $11,228.90 (includes 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.

Required:

• MA in journalism, English literature, creative writing, rhetoric, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of successful experience teaching credit courses on writing, journalism, and/or creative writing in a postsecondary setting.
• Experience marking university-level assignments; ability to mark carefully for Standard English grammar and style.
• Demonstrated student‑focussed approach to teaching.
• A publication history that includes literary journalism, reporting, the personal essay, and/or creative writing.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated interest in pedagogy.
• Familiarity with the range of writing ability of university undergraduates.
• Familiarity with the goals of the Innis Writing & Rhetoric program.

The Sessional Lecturer will teach the half‑year course called Writing Literary Journalism (WRR
312H1). The Lecturer will be expected to develop a syllabus and assignments for the course, with the approval of the Director of the Writing and Rhetoric program. The Sessional Lecturer will lecture one weekly (two‑hour lecture), grade all assignments, hold office hours each week, see students by appointment, and answer questions through email. The mode of teaching is in person, but online teaching might be required if circumstances call for it.

Please submit a cover letter, a completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).), a sample publication of not more than five pages, a two‑paragraph statement of teaching philosophy, and a curriculum vitae to  by July 23, 2026, 11:59pm EST. For filing purposes, we ask that applicants applying to multiple sessional lecturer positions at Innis College kindly send separate emails for each position.

Closing Date: 07/23/2026, 11:59PM EDT

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