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Sessional Instructional Assistant- JAL401H1S/JAL1145HS – Field Linguistics/Field Methods

at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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Closing date
21 November 2026
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Type of post
Teaching support
A support post, not a teaching post.
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29 October 2026, on a public job listing

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Date Posted: 10/29/2026

Req ID: 50759

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Dept of Linguistics

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Title and number of the course: JAL401H1S/JAL1145HS – Feild Methods

Course description: Practice in language analysis based on elicited data from a native speaker of a foreign language, emphasizing on procedures and techniques. This is not a language learning course but a linguistics course. Students will be analyzing the language with their linguistics skills.

An estimate of the course enrolment: 15 Undergraduate Students & 5 Graduate Students

Hours of Work: 140 hours

Class schedule: To be decided. A scheduled with specific dates will be provided to the employee once the contract is finalized.

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027

* This course is scheduled to be 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.

Salary: $55.25 per hour

*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.

Minimum Qualifications: The candidate must meet the following qualifications: fluent and native speaker of Isoko or Kasem; have experience or skills to interact with university students; has completed secondary education, and with good English skills. No teaching experience is required.

A brief description of the duties: The duties include oral translation from English into Isoko or Kasem; evaluate whether sentences produced by students represent what a speaker of the language might say, tell short stories and transcribe these stories with students. Each session will be recorded so that students can listen to the language outside of class time.

Application Instructions: All individuals interested in these positions must submit a Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form, available at https://www.linguistics.utoronto.ca/sites/www.linguistics.utoronto.ca/files/Unit-3-Application-Form%20-%20May%202024%20-%20Fillable.pdf to linguistics@utoronto.ca . No paper submissions will be accepted.

Closing Date: 11/20/2026, 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. Candidates who are membes of Indigenous, Black, racialized, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encourages to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

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.

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