CYC803 - Winter 2027 - Academic Assistant - CYC Masters Student

About Toronto Metropolitan

Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada's leader in innovative, career-focused education and a university clearly on the move. It is a distinctly urban university with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Toronto Metropolitan University has a mission to serve societal need and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community.

Guided by a bold Academic Plan, an ambitious research agenda, and a Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood, Toronto Metropolitan University is the most applied-to university in Ontario relative to available spaces, and its reputation with business and community leaders continues to rise.

We offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to 38,950 students, including 2,300 master's and PhD students, nearly 2,700 faculty and staff, and more than 170,000 alumni worldwide. Research at Toronto Metropolitan University is on a trajectory of success and growth: externally funded research has doubled in the past four years. The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education. The university's focus on innovation and entrepreneurship is represented most distinctly by the Digital Media Zone, a place for students to collaborate and bring their digital ideas to the marketplace.

Toronto Metropolitan University is reshaping the downtown core of Toronto with three new buildings: the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, the Toronto Metropolitan University Image Centre in the heart of campus, and a Student Learning Centre on Yonge Street. In addition, currently in progress is the development of a new multipurpose building, the Church Street development (CSD). This new building will be located just north of Dundas on Church Street and will be home to four academic health services programs, Toronto Met. University food services, administration, and a student residence.

Qualifications

Relevant Experience:

• Candidate must be enrolled in CYC Master’s program (1st or second year) and enrolled in CYC graduate courses.
• Knowledge of course content to successfully complete grading requirements.
• Previous evaluation of performance as an Assistant at the University (if applicable).

Successful candidate will attend 3-hour lectures (seminar time) from weeks 1 to 12 on Thursdays from 2-5 pm (in person section)

The CYC803 course has an in person section and an asynchronous section.

* Total number of hours = 120 hours

Application Deadline date: Friday, November 20, 2026

Course delivery can be online, in-person or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates who are required for in-person courses will be required to carryout their duties on campus. Candidates working remotely are required to have access to the appropriate technology, i.e. computer with camera and microphone and high-speed internet.

*Actual hours may vary at offer time dependent on qualifications and determined rate of pay. Employees can work up to a maximum of 130 hours per semester or 390 hours per academic year. Employees shall not be guaranteed work and when not on assignment they shall not receive any pay or payment in lieu of benefits.

Salary & Compensation

September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027

Master's - $52.45 per hour

Attending Employer Orientation

New assistants, ie. AAs who are currently working their first AA (first time hires, not first time in a given Faculty) position at TMU, will be paid 4 hours to complete required eLearning modules:

• The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)
• The Sexual Violence and Consent Comes First
• Workplace Harassment Prevention
• Access to Information and Protection of Privacy
• Environmental Health and Safety
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

To access the eLearning modules login into my.torontomu.ca, and select the link to the TMU Employee Learning Portal under Learning Management Systems.

You may complete this training prior to the commencement of your appointment. Please complete this training no later than within two weeks after the start of your contract. After completion of this training, you are required to forward your certificates of completion to the CYC School, Darlene Hunt, [email protected] in order to receive payment.

You may be encouraged to successfully complete on-line TMU AA training. Please discuss training with course supervisor. See further: https://www.torontomu.ca/learning-teaching/ta-ga/workshops/

Estimated number of hours: 0 - 4

Conferring with SUP Instructor

12

Preparation of Duties

• Preparation for the lectures to facilitate discussions and activities (in person section)

Estimated number of hours: 10

Attending Lectures

• Attending 3-hour lectures (seminar time) from weeks 1 to 12 on Thursdays from 2-5 pm (in person section)

Estimated number of hours: 34

Office Hrs/Student Consultatn.

8

Marking assignments/lab report

Marking assignments/lab reports/term papers.

Estimated number of hours, in person section: 34

Estimated number of hours, asynchronous/internet section: 22

Number of Registered Students

Estimated number of students: 160