RESTRICTED APPOINTMENT: English Contract Lecturer, Package 11 - CUPE Unit 1, Winter 2027: ENG 653 (1 section)

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Appointment Details

The base salary range for Contract Lectures hired August 16, 2026 through August 15, 2027 is $79,644.07 to $101,855.82 per annum. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Contract amounts are calculated based on the number of semester hours in the appointment.

Course Information

Course: ENG 653 Semester/Term: Winter 2026 Hours/Section: 1 section at 3 hours/section Estimated Number of Students: 60/section
Sec 1 - Mondays 8-11am

Please visit the Toronto Metropolitan University Undergraduate Calendar for further course details.

A part-time hourly appointment of 3 hrs. A part-time hourly appointment is for eight (8) or less hours in any one (1) semester.

Qualifications

1. A minimum of a Master of Arts degree in English is required, however a PhD is preferred.
2. Previous university teaching experience is necessary including substantive knowledge of subject area of course(s).
3. A cover letter indicating the CUPE package(s) you wish to apply for, an updated curriculum vitae (CV), and evidence of good teaching skills; refer to the information in the Application Instruction section below.

Evidence may be requested for all categories.

Education
PhD. or equivalent in field related to target course
PhD (or equivalent)
MBA or equivalent
Terminal degree (PhD) in other discipline
Master degree

Teaching Experience
Teaching target or similar course at TMU graduate program
Teaching target or similar course at other university graduate program
Teaching target or similar course at TMU undergraduate program or another university undergraduate program
Teaching target course at College

Practice field experience
Current (past 3 years) practice in related field 6-10 (depends on quality of experience, including relevance to course, level of responsibility, relevant professional accreditation, etc.)
Past (more than 3 years ago) practice in a related field

Currency
Academic publications (refereed) in the past 5 years
Academic publications more than 5 years ago or current (less than 5 years) professional profile (including professional or academic presentations)
Other demonstrated professional currency (practitioner writing, courses taken)

Interactive Skills
The following will be rated based on previous teaching ratings/evaluations:
Lecture presentation
Email Interaction
Follow through with assignments

Application Instruction

Applicant Responsibilities
Candidates who wish to apply for these postings must provide an application with the following information defined in Article 14.9 of the current CUPE 3904 Unit 1 collective agreement https://www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs/resources/documents/collective-agreements/cupe-1-collective-agreement/

1. The type of appointment that is preferred.
2. The courses or number of sections of the same course and/or package they would like to teach
3. Attach an updated resume and any other relevant information concerning their candidacy.
4. Which courses of all those posted by the Department the candidates consider themselves qualified to teach. (If possible, include the number of times the course content of each of the applied -for courses has been taught).
5. The address or addresses to which the letter of appointment should be sent, and any periods when the candidates cannot be contacted.
6. Instructors with priority of consideration may include which of the Continuing Education credit courses they would prefer should the volume of teaching applied for not be available from the teaching functions available to discharge

Candidates will be evaluated using the following rating criteria and weightings:

Rating Criteria - Weighting%

1. Education - 30%
2. Experience - 20%
3. Currency - 10%
4. Teaching skills - 30%
5. Interactive skills - 10%

Application Deadline
Please Submit a letter of application, updated curriculum vitae and currency report (if applicable) by November 14, 2026.

Additional Information

Toronto Metropolitan University Undergraduate Calendar
https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/

CUPE Local 3904, Unit 1 – Collective Agreement
https://www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs/resources/documents/collective-agreements/cupe-1-collective-agreement/

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

The following is a list of instructors who have held Contract Lecturer appointments in the English department over the past two academic years and their total number of seniority points up to and including Fall 2026.

Contract Lecturer

# of Seniority Points

Chafe, Paul

17.83

Maaren, Kari

17.16

Addante, Martha

16.0

Ionita, Maria

15.0

Bida, Aleksandra

11.0

Hogan, Colman

8.82

Marques, Irene

7.16

Raby, Michael

2.83

Ghaffar, Asher

2.83

Shupak, Gregory

1.16

Zapotochny, Jack

1.0

All interested applicants are required to familiarize themselves with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Course Management policy, https://www.torontomu.ca/senate/course-outline-policies/course-management-policy-166/. Detailed course outlines for each course are available in the School/Department and the successful applicants are required to follow them. Calendar course descriptions can be found at https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/.

Toronto Metropolitan University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, Black-identified persons, other racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply but applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Course delivery may be online, in-person, or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates hired to support in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching and/or other duties on campus. Candidates are required to have access to appropriate technology (i.e. computer with camera, microphone and high-speed internet).

While applicants may submit Faculty/Course Survey results from Winter 2020 through to Winter 2023, these results will not be used as evidence of teaching effectiveness by the Contract Lecturer Appointment Committee due to the impact of COVID-19 on these semesters. A negative inference will not be drawn if FCS results are not submitted for these semesters. Alternate evidence of teaching effectiveness may be provided by the candidate for consideration by the CLAC.