Sessional Lecturer - SLAHF - Polish Beginners

Date Posted: 06/26/2026
Req : 49124
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Slavic Languages & Literatures
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title: SLA
106H1F - Polish for Beginners I

Course Description: The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Polish but no prior knowledge. A communicative based approach will be used throughout the course, where all four skills (speaking, reading, listening, and writing) will be practised, with the main emphasis on speaking. Students will engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression.

Estimated course enrolment: 20

Estimated TA support: 0

Class schedule: Monday 5:00pm - 7:00 pm & Wednesday 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

* Please note, the delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, this course may be delivered in-person, remotely/online, or by a combination of delivery methods as determined by the Faculty or Department at a later date.

Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 6, 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 Lecturer III Long Term $11,228.90

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

Preferred qualifications: Prior Polish language teaching experience, and teaching at the UofT is desirable."

Minimum Qualifications: M.A. degree in Slavic Languages and Cultures required, Ph.D. preferred. Native fluency or near native in spoken and written Polish and near native English required.

Description of Duties: Teaching SLA
106H1F, Polish for Beginners I:
Preparing for classes, teaching in class, designing and administering and grading assignments as appropriate, providing students with adequate feedback. There is a graduate component to this class.

Application Instructions: Applicants must submit a CUPE 3902 application form located here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and updated curriculum vitae to Anthoula Vlahakis (), Dept. of Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures.

Candidates 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.

Closing Date: 07/13/2026, 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.