ECEYY - Design Project

Course number and title: ECE
496Y1 Y – Design Project

Course description: ECE
496Y is a full-year course required for all fourth-year electrical and computer engineering students, allowing them to integrate the knowledge acquired over the first three years of study in the planning and execution of a project proposed either by the student or by a supervisor.

Posting end date: July 17, 2026

Number of Positions (est): Up to eight (8) positions

Class schedule: Students attend an introductory lecture and one or two subsequent lectures. Otherwise, students work in teams, meeting with their supervisors and administrators on an individually determined schedule.

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027

Hours: Fall term:
Up to 12 hours – total number of hours in each contract will depend on tutor availability. Winter term:
Up to 12 hours.

Salary: CUPE minimum salary rates are:
Writing Instructor 1 – $56.46/hr plus 4% vacation pay;
Writing Instructor 1 Long Term – $60.69/hr plus 4% vacation pay;
Writing Instructor 2 – $60.69/hr plus 6% vacation pay;
Writing Instructor 2 Long Term – $62.15/hr plus 6% vacation pay;
Writing Instructor 2 (priority) – $62.48/hr plus 6% vacation pay, and Writing Instructor 2 (priority) Long Term – $63.95/hr plus 6% vacation pay. If rates stipulated in the Collective Agreement vary from those stated in this posting, the rates in the Collective Agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications: Include at least a Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Communication, English, Engineering, Education, Technology Studies) with strong written and oral communication skills, and a demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and an ability to work as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications: Include a PhD in an appropriate discipline (as above), familiarity with engineering communication practices and/or training in second-language instruction at the university level and/or experience as an instructor in the first-year foundation course, Engineering Strategies and Practice. Experience in curriculum development, tutoring, and/or working with a diverse group of students is also considered an asset.

Description of duties:

In the fall term, up to eight Writing Instructors will meet with design teams to give feedback on their Draft Proposal. For each team, tutors will be contracted for one hour – ½ hour reading and preparation, ½ hour meeting. Meetings will take place in late September. Total number of hours in each contract will depend on tutor availability.

In the winter term, up to eight Writing Instructors will attend Practice Oral Presentations, which take place over four weeks. Additionally, some time will be allotted for orientation/instruction team meetings. Tutors must be able to adapt to different communication instruction duties and move online if required.

Application Procedure: Applicants should submit:
Application documents must be submitted via the link found in the application form in one (1) file.

For accommodation due to a disability, please contact Chanelle Small‑Reid at

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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 agreement.