Closes: April 4, 2025
Advising students, grading assignments, leading tutorials, and participating in some online discussions and activities.
Course description: Social media, digital platforms, and networked technologies are deeply embedded in our contemporary lives, both shaping and shaped by users. But what are their social, cultural, political, and economic impacts? What consequences do they have for how we think, feel, socialize, work, play, and understand ourselves? Students in this course will explore, examine, and debate these questions with reference to their everyday experiences and current examples.
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- Start Date
- June 30, 2025
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- Department
- Office of the Principal and Vice-President
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- Compensation
- $47.63 per hour + 4% vacation pay
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- Hours
- 25 hours
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- How to Apply
- usmc.principalsoffice@utoronto.ca
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- Terms
Headline: Summer 2025 | BMS316H1S Social Media & Digital Platforms Posting date: March 10, 2025 Closing date: 11:59 pm on April 4 2025 Number of positions: 1 position Title/position: Teaching Assistant Qualifications: MA required. In accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 4 Collective Agreement, Article 15.07, preference in hiring will be given to graduate students whose disciplinary study and research specializations align closely with the focus of this course. Strong written and oral communication skills are essential. Brief description of duties: Advising students, grading assignments, leading tutorials, and participating in some online discussions and activities. Course description: Social media, digital platforms, and networked technologies are deeply embedded in our contemporary lives, both shaping and shaped by users. But what are their social, cultural, political, and economic impacts? What consequences do they have for how we think, feel, socialize, work, play, and understand ourselves? Students in this course will explore, examine, and debate these questions with reference to their everyday experiences and current examples.
Salary: $47.63 per hour + 4% vacation pay Estimated course enrolment: 50 students Size of appointment: 25 hours Class schedule: Tuesday and Thursday 1-3. Delivery mode: In-person (applicants must be available to attend all classes). Dates of appointment: June 30, 2025 – August 31, 2025. Application process: Applicants should submit a letter of application, a CV, a short writing sample (no more than 3 pages) and the names of two referees to: University of St. Michael’s College c/o Office of the Principal
email: usmc.principalsoffice@utoronto.ca
We reserve the right to interview if necessary.
Disclaimer: Please note that this position is tentative, pending funding, final course determinations and enrolments. This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 4 Collective Agreement.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
The University of St. Michael’s College is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal people of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, people who take a religiously informed view of human experience, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
If you require accessibility accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 416-926-1300 ext. 7191 or hr.stmikes@utoronto.ca