APSHS - Communication and Teamwork instructor

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Course number and title: APS
112H1S–Engineering Strategies and Practice II

Course description: This course introduces and provides a framework for the design process. Students are introduced to communication as an integral component of engineering practice. The course is a vehicle for understanding problem solving and developing communications skills. Building on the first course, this second in the two Engineering Strategies and Practice course sequence introduces students to project management and to the design process in greater depth.

Students work in teams on a term-length design project. Students will write a series of technical reports and give a team based design project presentation.

Posting end date: July
17, 2026

Number of Positions: Up to fourteen(17) positions.

Estimated TA support: TAs coordinate tutorial and mark design documents. CIs and TAs coordinate closely.

Estimated course enrolment: 900-1,100 students, in tutorial sections of up to 36 students each.

Class schedule: Students attend2one-hour lectures, and 1 two-hour tutorial per week.

Sessional dates of appointment: January1, 2027-April 30,2027

Hours: Up to140hours

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. Should rates stipulated in the Collective Agreement vary from ratesstatedin this posting, the ratesstatedin the Collective Agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications: include at least amaster'sdegree inan appropriate discipline(such as, but not limited to, Communication, English,English for specific Purposes,Applied Linguistics,Engineering, Education, Technology Studies) with strong written and oral communication skills, and a demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and demonstratedability to work as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications: include a PhD inan appropriate discipline(as above), TESL or CELTA certificate (or equivalent in ESL specialization or development of ESL curricula), familiarity with engineering communication practices and/or experience as an instructor or communication specialist in a technical field. Also considered assets are experience in curriculum development, tutoring and/or working with a diverse group of students. In addition, extensive teamwork, team teaching, and teamwork instruction are an asset.

Description of duties:

Attending up tofive(5)1.5 hourteam meetings,throughout the term, for logistical planning, benchmarking and to review best practices in teaching online

Attend up to ten (10) whole-teaching team meetings(Mondays 9-10 AM)

Coordinating with 2 assigned TAs to provide their students (approximately
70) and student teams (10-12) with pre-and-post-assignmentassistanceand debriefs

Visiting ten (10) or more tutorials for student support and/or helpingfacilitateselect in-tutorial activities (time and datetbd)

Visiting 4 or more work session and active lectures before major deadlines (Thursdays 12-3 PM, before assignment deadlines—exact times subject to schedule changes and datestbd)

Grading 60-70 of each of two individual assignments and 10-12 Team Charter assignments(January)

All teaching and lectures must be conducted/attended in-person, with varying degrees of flexibility in scheduling and some opportunities to provide online support

While some duties—such as marking, communicating withstudentsandteachingteam colleagues over email and MS Teams, and preparation—may or must be done online, these duties are dependent on the instructor’s ability to attend in person at required times. Therefore, there are no online-only duties for this position.

Teaching team meetings and benchmarking meetings may be conducted online, but if they are conducted in-person, candidates are required tobe in-person for those meetings.

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