Job Title: Sessional Lecturer - ISP100H5: Writing for University and Beyond(Fall 2026 & Winter 2027)

University of Toronto • Mississauga, ON

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This course teaches writing and reading-related skills that are necessary for success in the transition to university work. The course uses a "Writing About Writing" approach to help students understand the writing process, with an emphasis on the concepts of discourse communities, genre, rhetoric, argument, and audience. Rather than focusing on discipline-specific writing skills, the course helps students develop transferable writing skills. ISP100H5 is delivered from the perspective that all writers can improve their writing, so that students with diverse writing skills will benefit by taking it. There is a required writing assessment in the first week of classes, and students must pass the threshold mark to continue in the course. Those below the threshold will be de-enrolled from ISP100H5 and advised to enroll in ISP010H5: Basics of Writing in English (BoWiE).

Requirements

• A completed or nearly completed doctoral degree in Writing Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, or related discipline.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience teaching academic writing courses at the university or college level (e.g., first-year composition or similar).
• Demonstrated engagement with professional development and/or scholarly activities related to academic writing.
• Demonstrated experience using active learning strategies in the university or college classrooms.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in Writing Studies is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with first-year university students.
• Demonstrated experience working with multilingual writers.
• Demonstrated experience teaching multi-section courses with standardized grading schemes at the university or college level.

Responsibilities

• Teaching weekly classes using active learning strategies.
• Marking and commenting on student writing (during the term and beyond if an extension of time is granted by the university officials).
• Submitting grades to university officials.
• Holding regular office hours.
• Attending up to 10 hours of in-person onboarding and course delivery meetings.
• Must be available August 31, 2026 from 10am-4pm for in-person onboarding and orientation meeting at UTM campus.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree