CTL Writing Support Instructor

Responsibilities

• Write instruction in critical analysis, critical reading, modes of argument, research skills, and methods for reading, planning, drafting and revising texts.
• Provide one‑to‑one instruction to students in all disciplines and at all levels of language proficiency.
• Respond to student questions, facilitate course‑based writing retreats, facilitate small groups of students in discussing and reviewing writing, develop pedagogical materials, collaborate with discipline‑based instructors to develop and teach tailored workshops on aspects of academic writing, and support other Writing Support programming.
• Provide writing instruction for the Fall 2026 – Winter 2027 term, both in‑person and online using WC Online.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Completed Master’s degree.
• In‑person and online experience teaching or tutoring university‑level academic writing one‑on‑one.
• Experience with writing across the full range of disciplines taught at the University of Toronto Scarborough (including Humanities, Social Sciences, Management, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Psychology, Life Sciences, and Physical and Environmental Sciences).
• Experience working with a diverse group of students.
• A scholarly approach to one‑to‑one writing instruction, including familiarity with best practices.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.