Sessional Lecturer EASHF - Perceptions in Japanese Literature

Date Posted: 05/25/2026
Req :48256
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of East Asian Studies
Campus
:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Description
:
Lectures on Japanese literary negotiations with China, the Chinese and Chineseness, ranging from celebration of shared cultural practices and aestheticization of China to nativist resistance to Chinese cultural hegemony. Required readings are available in English translation, including Tale of Genji, Tale of Middle-Councillor Hamamatsu (medieval romance), Haku Rakuten (No Play), Battles of Coxinga (Kabuki play), Three-Cornered World (by Soseki), and Wild Goose (by Ogai).

Estimated course enrolment
: 60 students

Estimated TA support: N/A

Class schedule
:
In-person lectures Wednesdays 3pm-5pm

Sessional dates of appointment
:
September 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I - $$9,997.48
Sessional Lecturer I (Long Term) - $10,699.22
Sessional Lecturer II - $10,699.22
Sessional Lecturer II (Long Term) - $10,953.96
Sessional Lecturer III - $10,953.96
Sessional Lecturers III (Long Term) - $11,228.90

Please note that should the rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from the rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Minimum qualifications
:
Completed MA in areas related to the course required or equivalent education combined with teaching experience; ability to clearly communicate information required; willingness to replicate the pedagogy and evaluation techniques employed in the regular teaching of this course required;

Preferred qualifications
:
Ph.D. in areas related to the course preferred; experience in language teaching at the university level preferred with evidence of superior teaching evaluations.

Description of duties
:
Preparing lesson plans and lectures; delivering lectures; developing and administering grading, course assignments, tests, and exams; providing scheduled office hours for academic counselling of students;

Application instructions:

Following the closing date of the posting, selected applicants may be asked to submit a lesson plan based on a provided syllabus and attend an interview with the Chinese language program coordinator Applicants will have up to one week to submit the lesson plan (
NOTE: In this case, the lesson plan remains the property of the applicant).

Closing Date: 06/22/2026, 11:59PM EDT

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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.

Closing Date: 06/22/2026,11:59PM ET
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