Teaching Assistant Positions

FALL 2024 & WINTER 2025

These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement (Internal)

Unit 1 represents Undergraduate Students at the University of Toronto, and Graduate Students and Post Doctoral Fellows at the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.

Below are Psychology courses offered on the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus during the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 sessions. Persons wishing to assist in any of these courses should complete an online application on or before the deadline.

Application Deadline: July 03, 2024

Available Sessions:

Fall & Winter Y Session: September 2024 – April 2025 
Fall F Session: September 2024 – December 2024 
Winter S Session: January 2025 – April 2025 
(actual work may continue until final grades have been submitted)

Rate of Pay
According to the collective agreement between the University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902, the applicable rates of pay and job classifications are:
Effective January 1, 2024: UG/SGS I/SGS II/PDF: $51.93 

Effective January 1, 2025: UG/SGS I/SGS II/PDF: $52.97

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.

Qualifications
At least a 4-year degree in Psychology with appropriate background for the course to be demonstrated.

NOTE: All UTM Psychology course are being offered In-Person. Should the delivery method change, department will provide as much notice as possible. You must be proficient in Quercus in order to fulfill these duties.

Training opportunities will be sent out later this month.

Duties and Responsibilities
Marking/grading; contact hours with students; preparation; test invigilating; Quercus uploading of files and grades; leading tutorials if indicated.

Hiring Criteria 16:03(a) of Current Collective Agreement
Hiring Criteria shall be: academic qualifications, demonstrable suitability for the position, The University’s need to support excellent students in pursuing graduate studies with the hiring department or a graduate center or institute, enrolment in a recognized graduate program of study in the hiring Department or a Graduate Centre or Institute, financial need, the need to acquire experience, previous experience , teaching ability, and, for continuing students, previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this collective agreement.

• In deciding between two relatively equal candidates, the Employer shall hire candidate with the greater competence.

Preference 16:03(a) of Current Collective Agreement
Preference in hiring shall be given to graduate students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto. Appointments shall be made for the full academic session, or a portion thereof.

Note: Highest priority will be given to Psychology Graduate Students who are supervised by University of Toronto Mississauga Psychology Faculty.

Notes of Importance
Departmental Standards and Hiring Policy is available http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/psychology/hiring-policy; positions posted are tentative pending final course determinations and enrolments; appointments include the completion of all regular course grading not completed by end of the appointment.

Application Instructions

The on-line application form can be found at:
Fall/Winter’24-’25 TA Application Form    

Applicants not able to apply on-line should contact:
Ammar Masud
psytafinance.utm@utoronto.ca 

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/ persons of colour, women, Indigenous/ Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment, and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.

All jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrollment.

Positions Available
For detailed information about these courses, view the academic calendar

“Y” Session Available Positions 

“F” Session Available Positions (Fall) 

“S” Session Available Positions (Winter)