Date Posted : 10 / 16 / 2024
Req ID : 40144
Faculty / Division : UofT Mississauga
Department : UTM : English & Drama
Campus : University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Description : This course is a continued exploration in writing for the stage for students who have already written one act or solo plays.
Participant playwrights will complete a full-length play, incorporate complex structures and anti-structure, and advance their voices and skills as playwrights.
The class will workshop scenes and prepare staged readings of participant work. A major focus of this course will be processes of development and revision while working with directors, actors, dramaturgs, and other collaborators.
Section : LEC0101
Day(s) : Friday
Time(s) : 1-4
Estimated Enrolment : 20
Est of TA hours : 0
Sessional dates of appointment : January 6 April 30, 2025
Salary :
SL1 - $18,915.79 per full course
SL1 Long term - $19,861.58 per full course
SL2 - $20,243.53 per full course
SL3 - $20,725.52 per full course
SL3 Long Term - $21,140.03 per full course
Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
- Duties : All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content;
- development, admin. and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours;
supervising any TAs assigned to course, if applicable.
Minimum Qualifications : Strong record of teaching introductory and advanced playwriting at the university level; strong record of professional activity as a playwright, including published plays, professional productions, and industry awards and recognition;
demonstrated teaching ability.
Application Instructions :
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may apply by submitting :
CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Application Form. Download here :
Current CV.
E-submissions are preferred and should be sent to Professor Jacob Gallagher-Ross, Chair, Department of English and Drama c / o
Closing Date : 11 / 06 / 2024, 11 : 59PM EDT
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14 : 12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.
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.