There is currently one (1) emergency posting for position for a Teaching Assistan position at the ATCJS. Continue to check this page for any updates. Thank you!
**THIS IS AN EMERGENCY POSTING**
Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Closing date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The ATCJS seeks 1 Teaching Assistants for the following course:
CJS444H-S –Topics in the Study of Antisemitism
This seminar explores in depth one of the many theoretical or methodological issues that confront scholars of antisemitism. Possible topics include: definitions of antisemitism and their purposes; philosemitism and its conceptual and real connection with antisemitism; Jewish self-hatred; contextualist vs eternalist accounts of antisemitism; classic and contemporary theories of antisemitism.
Qualifications
Applicants should have at least an MA in History, Sociology or Philosophy, preferably with a concentration in Jewish Studies. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto.
Relevant Criterion
Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
• Attending weekly lectures in-person
• Responding to student inquiries
• Grading assignments
• Assisting with setting up and maintaining course webpage on Quercus
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located.
Class Schedule: Thursdays from 10-12pm
Dates of Appointment: January 6 – April 4, 2025
Hours of work: approx. 50 hours
Estimated Course Enrolment: 10 students
Rate of Pay: $51.93 (+ vacation pay)
Application Process
This is an emergency posting! Applicants should submit a cover letter, C.V., and names of two references.
Applications should be sent to the attention of Professor Anna Shternshis by November 27, 2024. The email applications should be sent to is: cjs.toronto@utoronto.ca.
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The hiring criteria for Teaching Assistant positions are academic qualifications, the need to acquire experience, previous experience and previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this Collective Agreement.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
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, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
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The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
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.