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CJS Graduate Student Course Proposal Submissions for Fall and Winter 2025/26
The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce that we will be running a submission cycle for two advanced level ATCJS graduate students to teach a half (0.5) course—one per semester (Fall 2025 and Winter 2026). Both courses will be taught at the 300-level under the rubric of "Special Topics."
In your application, please identify the semester you prefer to teach in.
Please see the postings below:
CJS392H1: Special Topics in Jewish Studies
Class schedule (day and time) to be announced
**Class in-person on St. George campus
Graduate students are invited to propose courses within their own areas of expertise; the proposals will be adjudicated on a competitive basis. Suitability of topic proposals will be assessed on the basis of academic promise and appropriateness to the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies’ undergraduate curriculum, including how well the proposals address the skills, and curricular needs of Centre’s students, second and third year students in particular.
Senior PhD candidate preferred. This is an opportunity for a senior graduate student to design and deliver a course in their area of expertise. Please submit a statement of interest, a CV and a proposed syllabus. The topics may be related to the applicant’s dissertation topic, but this is not obligatory. If it is related to your research, we would encourage you to think broadly about how to integrate this work—pedagogically and intellectually—into an upper-level undergraduate course.
Rate of pay is $10,366.55 (first time course instructor) or $9,276.01 (subsequent course instructor), plus 4% or 6% (if eligible) vacation pay, for Fall courses and $10,553.15 (first time course instructor) or $9,442.98 (subsequent course instructor), plus 4% or 6% (if eligible) vacation pay which is the amount stipulated by the CUPE3902 Unit 1 collective agreement for course instructors.
Duties include: creating a syllabus; preparing and presenting two hours of lectures per week; uploading course materials onto online platform; keeping online course platform up to date at all times; grading papers and final assessments (including make-up examinations if required); and other pedagogical and administrative tasks associated with an undergraduate course. There will be no TA support for this course. The course enrolment maximum capacity is 30 students.
Applications should include:
1) One-page prospectus of the course you would like to teach
2) Sample syllabus for the course you propose
3) Up-to-date curriculum vitae
4) Name(s) of two referees who can comment on their work and teaching potential
Applications should be submitted electronically to cjs.events@utoronto.ca with the subject: Student Initiated Proposals.
Questions about the program can be addressed to Professor Anna Shternshis at cjs.director@utoronto.ca.
The deadline for applications will be 4:00pm on Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 at 4pm.
Final availability of the position is contingent upon enrolment, budgetary consideration and the determination of appointments as governed by the collective agreement.
University of Toronto
Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies
Job Posting - Course Instructor Position
Summer Term 2025 (May and June)
Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Closing Date: Friday, February 21, 2025
The ATCJS seeks 1 Course Instructor for the following course:
JGJ360H1-F - Holocaust in Literature
This course examines literary works written in different languages, in ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust, as well as those reflecting on the genocide in its aftermath. We focus on literature as a means of engaging with the unimaginable and on the cross analysis of eyewitness and memory writing.
Course Schedule:
Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00-5:00pm
Delivery Method:
Online Synchronous
Minimum Qualifications:
• PhD is required.
• Teaching experience at the university level is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Academic background in Jewish Studies is required, specifically Holocaust Studies and comparative literature/literary studies.
• Demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching and mastery of the subject area is preferred.
• Previous experience in teaching a similar course is preferred.
Duties
All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located
Estimate of TA Support: None anticipated
Estimated Course Enrolment: 30 students
Salary (includes vacation Pay):
Sessional Lecturer I - $9,457.90
Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term - $9,930.79
Sessional Lecturer II - $10,121.77
Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term - $10,326.62
Sessional Lecturer III - $10,362.76
Sessional Lecturer III – Long Term - $10,570.02
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.
Application procedure: Applicants must submit a current C.V., a sample syllabus, and the names and contact information for two references along with a completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form by February 21, 2025 to Professor Anna Shternshis: cjs.toronto@utoronto.ca
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement
Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12.
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