Posting Date: May 15, 2007

Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies

Faculty of Arts and Science

University of Toronto

JOB POSTING SESSIONAL LECTURER

DTS200Y1 Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies

Course Description: An interdisciplinary introduction to the study of diaspora, with particular attention to questions of history, spatiality, globalization, cultural production and the creative imagination. Material will be drawn from Toronto as well as from diasporic communities in other times and places.

Estimated course enrolment: 80

Estimated TA support: 140 hours

Schedule: 10-12, Fridays

Sessional dates: September 1, 2007 to April 30, 2007

Please note: This position includes the completion of any course work and grading not completed by April 30, 2008.

Salary: $12,550 including vacation pay (SLI); $13,550 including vacation pay (SLII)

Qualifications: PhD in social science or humanities subject with a focus on diaspora and transnational topics.

Description of duties: Collaborating on the tri-campus course design; teaching on the St. George campus; marking of scripts in collaboration with TAs, office hours.

Closing date: July 2nd, 2007

All individuals interested in this position must submit a Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form to:

Antonela Arhin, M.A., Administrator and Financial Assistant, Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies, University of Toronto, Medical Arts Building, 170 St. George St., Room 202, Toronto, ON M5R 2M8.

Phone: 416-946-8464

Fax: 416-978-7045

Department Website

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.