Sessional Instructional Assistant - LINCHSemantics: Study of Meaning

Sessional Instructional Assistant - LINC
12H3 Semantics:
The Study of MeaningLINC
12H3 - Semantics:
The Study of Meaning - Fall 2026

Course description

An introduction to the role of meaning in the structure, function, and use of language. Approaches to the notion of meaning as applied to English data will be examined.

Faculty/Division:
UofT Scarborough

Department: UTSC:

Dept-Language Studies

Campus:
University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Date Posted: 09/04/2026

Req

Appointment Dates:
September 8, 2026 to January 8, 2027

Sessional Dates (including exam periods):

Course Schedule and Delivery Method listed on our Timetable:

Course Enrollment (est.): 106

Number of Positions (est.): 1

Number of Hours (est.): 95

• PhD or ABD in Linguistics with a specialization in semantics or a closely related area. Applicants should have graduate-level training in semantics.

• Previous experience as a Sessional Instructional Assistant for LINC
  12H3 or an equivalent course. Research experience in one or more areas relevant to the course, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, reference and denotation, semantic relations and entailment, event/situation semantics and aspect, modality and evidentiality, thematic roles and argument structure, and the semantics–pragmatics interface.

• Grading and other duties as assigned by the instructor.

Note:

travel to the Scarborough campus for grading assignments/test/exams, and in-person invigilating is mandatory.

Salary:
In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the rate of pay applicable for Sessional Instructional Assistants will be: $55.25/hour, excluding vacation pay.

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.

Closing Date: 09/09/2026, 11:59PM EDT

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