Office of the Chair

Department of Humanities

University of Toronto Scarborough

CUPE 3902 Unit 3

POSITION IN LANGUAGES & LINGUISTICS

Fall/Winter 2007-08

POSTING DATE: Wednesday, May 23, 2007

CLOSING DATE: Friday, June 15, 2007

The following position(s) for a Sessional Lecturer is (are) available in the Department of Humanities, Languages & Linguistics discipline for the Fall/Winter 2007-08 academic sessions. This is a regular posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 (Unit 3). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department’s Applicant Pool: all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since September 1, 2005 and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twelve months. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application (form attached) and updated curriculum vitae to Professor William R. Bowen, Chair at the Department of Humanities, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4. Applications may be faxed to (416) 287-7116 or sent by e-mail to humanities-application@utsc.utoronto.ca

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the Sessional Lecturer I rate of pay will be $6,275 for a half course (Y, F or S) inclusive of vacation pay. The Sessional Lecturer II rate of pay will be $6,775 for a half course (Y, F or S) inclusive of vacation pay.

Appointment Dates: F courses: September 1 – December 31, 2007; S courses: January 1 – April 30, 2008

Sessional Dates (including exam periods): F courses: September 10 – December 21, 2007; S courses: January 7 – May 2, 2008

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2007 for F courses; April 30, 2008 for S courses.

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Course Number/Title/Position: PLIC55H3F, Psycholinguistics

Experimental evidence for theories of how humans produce and understand language, and of how language is represented in the mind. Topics include speech perception, word retrieval, use of grammar in comprehension and production, discourse comprehension, and the role of memory systems in language processing.

Section: L01

Time: MO 2-3, WE 3-5

Estimated Enrolment: 35

Estimated T.A. Hours: 0

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, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Qualifications: PhD preferred in a relevant area; teaching experience is an asset.

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