University of Toronto
PHILOSOPHY TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
SG, UTM, UTSC
September 2015 – April 2016
Posted on: Monday, June 29, 2015
Applications due: Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The following are the positions that we expect will be available during the 2015-2016 academic session (not including summer) at the St. George,
UTM and UTSC Departments of Philosophy.
All applications should be submitted to the TA Coordinator, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto, 170 St. George St, 4th floor, or by email
c/o ta.phil@utoronto.ca. Applicants should use the Philosophy Department’s custom application forms, available in the Mailroom of the
Philosophy Department or online at http://philosophy/utoronto.ca/ (Click “Employment” then “CUPE 3902 Unit 1”)
Applications should be submitted electronically.
Teaching Assistant Positions: Tutorial Leaders
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Qualifications
Duties

1 year prior experience as a TA, normally in
Philosophy, at U of T
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holding 2 or 3 one-hour tutorials each week (most
positions involve 3 hrs. of tutorials.)

good prior knowledge of the subject-matter of
the course

grading

attending training sessions/meetings with instructor

organizing and submitting grades

lecture attendance (on SG campus and possibly at
UTM/UTSC)

holding office hours

general teaching related duties
Course
Number
Course Title
Campus
Class time
Tutorial times
Est. # of
students
Est. # of
positions
PHL105Y5Y
Intro Philosophy
UTM
MW 1-2
PHL105Y5Y
Intro Philosophy
UTM
PHL200Y1Y
Ancient Philosophy
PHL240H1F
F varied times
330
4
270 Sept-Apr
TR 12-1
F varied times
330
4
270 Sept-Apr
SG
MW 1-2
F 12, 1, 2
210
3
280 Sept-Apr
Person, Minds, & Bodies
SG
MW 3-4
F 1, 2, 3
210
1
140 Sept-Dec
PHL271H1F
Law & Morality
SG
R 10-12
R 1, 2, 3
280
1
140 Sept-Dec
PHLA10H3F
Reason and Truth
UTSC
TR 11-12
T, W varied times
480
5 3@150; 2@100 Sept-Dec
PHLB09H3F
Biomedical Ethics
UTSC
TR 10-11
100
3
1@150;2@100 Sept-Dec
PHL145H5F
Critical Reasoning
UTM
MW 12-1
F varied times
150
2
150 Sept-Dec
PHL275H5F
Ethics & Moral Philosophy
UTM
TR 1-2
F12, 1
128
1
90 Sept-Dec
PHLA11H3S
Introduction to Ethics
UTSC
TR 11-12
T, W varied times
480
6 4@150; 2@100 Jan-Apr
PHLB09H3S
Biomedical Ethics
UTSC
T 7-9
W1,3,4; R5,6;
R7,8
175
3
1@150;2@100 Jan-Apr
PHL246H5S
Probability & Induct. Logic
UTM
TR 10-11
F 10, 11,12
100
1
150 Jan-Apr
PHL265H5S
Social & Political Phil
UTM
TR 9-10
F 9, 10
128
1
90 Jan-Apr
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T 11, 12, 2;
W 11, 12; W 3, 4
Est. # of hours Dates of
per position Appointments
General Teaching Assistant Positions (Graders)
Qualifications
Duties

good prior knowledge of the subject-matter of the
course

grading


organizing and submitting grades
in Modern Symbolic Logic (PHL 245) and
Symbolic Logic 1 (PHL B50), experience with the
system developed by Kalish, Montague and Mar,
in Logic: Techniques of Formal Reasoning.

general teaching related duties

attending training sessions/meetings with instructor

lecture attendance (SG campus); lecture attendance at UTM/UTSC at the instructor’s
discretion.

*writing intensive (WI) courses, writing instruction for TAs (WIT) and writing for research
(W4R) courses involve extra TA training and meetings with the writing team/course instructors.
Course Number
Course Title
Campus
Class time
PHL B05 H3F
Social Issues
UTSC
W10-11, F10-12
86
1
100
Sept-Dec
PHL B17 H3F
Intro Political Philosophy
UTSC
WF 12-1:30
50
1
70
Sept-Dec
PHL B30 H3F
Existentialism
UTSC
TR 2:30-4
85
1
100
Sept-Dec
PHL B81 H3F
Theories of Mind
UTSC
TR 1-2:30
65
1
80
Sept-Dec
PHL B99 H3F
Writing for Philosophy
UTSC
M 2-4, W 2-3
40
1
100
Sept-Dec
PHL C99 H3F
Proseminar in Philosophy
UTSC
M 4-5, W 3-5
20
1
50
Sept-Dec
PHL 240 H5F
Minds & Machines
UTM
T 11-1, R 12-1
80
1
80
Sept-Dec
PHL 245 H5F
Modern Symbolic Logic
UTM
M 1-2, W 1-3
250
1
135
Sept-Dec
PHL 255 H5F
Philosophy of Science
UTM
M 12-1, W 11-1
60
1
55
Sept-Dec
PHL 274 H5F
Ethics & Society
UTM
M 6-9
100
1
110
Sept-Dec
PHL 283 H5F
Bioethics
UTM
W 6-9
80
1
80
Sept-Dec
PHL 290 H5F
Psychoanalysis
UTM
T 6-9
100
1
110
Sept-Dec
PHL 300 H5F
Topics in Ancient Philosophy
UTM
M 1-2, W 1-3
60
1
55
Sept-Dec
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Est. # of
students
Est. # of
positions
Est. # of hours Dates of
per position Appointments
Course Number
Course Title
Campus
Class time
PHL 375 H5F
Issues in Moral Philosophy
UTM
T 9-11, R 10-11
60
1
55
Sept-Dec
PHL 245 H1F
Modern Symbolic Logic
SG
MW 1:30-3
300
1
125
Sept-Dec
PHL 246 H1F
Probability & Inductive Logic
SG
W 6-9
200
2
115
Sept-Dec
PHL 295 H1F
Business Ethics (WIT)
SG
M 6-9
200
3
110
Sept-Dec
PHL 323 H1F
Social & Cultural Theory
SG
W 3-6
125
2
85
Sept-Dec
PHL 342 H1F
Minds & Machines (W4R)
SG
TR 1:30-3
125
1
135
Sept-Dec
PHL 382 H1F
Death & Dying
SG
W 6-9
125
2
80
Sept-Dec
PHL B02 H3S
Environmental Ethics
UTSC
T 11-1, R 11-12
50
1
70
Jan-Apr
PHL B07 H3S
Ethics
UTSC
M 1-3, W 2-3
115
1
125
Jan-Apr
PHL B12 H3S
Philosophy of Human Sexuality
UTSC
M 4-5, W 3-5
80
1
95
Jan-Apr
PHL B50 H3S
Symbolic Logic I
UTSC
W 1-2, F 12-2
86
1
100
Jan-Apr
PHL 145 H5S
Critical Reasoning
UTM
M 6-9
300
3
140
Jan-Apr
PHL 244 H5S
Human Nature
UTM
T 6-9
80
1
80
Jan-Apr
PHL 245 H5S
Modern Symbolic Logic
UTM
M 1-2, W 1-3
300
3
135
Jan-Apr
PHL 267 H5S
Feminism
UTM
T 3-5, R 3-4
80
1
80
Jan-Apr
PHL 332 H5S
Issues in Metaphysics
UTM
M 3-5, W 3-4
60
1
55
Jan-Apr
PHL 333 H5S
Issues in Epistemology
UTM
M 11-1, W 12-1
60
1
55
Jan-Apr
PHL 341 H5S
Practical Reason & Human Action
UTM
M9-11, W 10-11
60
1
55
Jan-Apr
PHL 201 H1S
Introductory Philosophy (WIT)
SG
MW 11-12:30
200
3
110
Jan-Apr
PHL 273 H1S
Environmental Ethics
SG
F 9-12
200
1
115
Jan-Apr
PHL 285 H1S
Aesthetics (WIT)
SG
MW 12-1:30
200
1
110
Jan-Apr
PHL 381 H1S
Ethics & Medical Research
SG
T 12-3
125
1
85
Jan-Apr
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Est. # of
students
Est. # of
positions
Est. # of hours Dates of
per position Appointments
Course Number
Course Title
Campus
Class time
PHL 383 H1S
Ethics and Mental Health
SG
R 6-9
125
1
85
Jan-Apr
PHL 384 H1S
Ethics, Genetics and Reproduction
SG
W 6-9
125
2
85
Jan-Apr
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Est. # of
students
Est. # of
positions
Est. # of hours Dates of
per position Appointments
Philosophy Essay Clinician
Qualifications
Duties

good prior knowledge of a broad range of philosophical areas.


excellent writing skills
holding extensive office hours (approximately 10 hours per
week) for helping students with their essays.

at least 3 years of experience evaluating philosophy papers at
different levels at University of Toronto.

possibly preparing and running ‘writing tutorials’ for philosophy
students (on how to write a philosophy paper.)

attending training sessions/meetings with supervisor
Position
Campus
Clinic time
Philosophy Essay Clinic
UTM
Varied times
Est. # of
positions
1
Est. # of hours Dates of
per position Appointments
110 Sept-Apr
NOTES
1 The positions posted above are tentative, pending budgetary approval and final course enrolments.
2 Department standards and hiring policies are posted in the mailroom of the Philosophy Dept. and available in the CUPE Local 3902 office.
3 Successful applicants may be assigned to positions at any of the three campuses. Although a graduate student’s preference as to the campus location of
his/her TA appointment will be taken into account, both the initial TA appointment (or CI appointment) and the subsequent appointment obligation related
to that appointment may be met through position(s) on any one of the three University of Toronto campuses (UTM, UTSC or St. George) in courses in the
same discipline as the initial appointment. All Teaching Assistants should be prepared to travel to the campus where the course to which they have been
assigned is offered on a weekly basis or more frequently as required.
4 While applicants may state their preferences for specific courses listed on the Department’s job posting, the Department reserves the right to assign TAs to
whatever courses it feels best suit the candidate’s qualifications and departmental needs. TAs will only be assigned to courses in fields in which they are or
should be qualified to assist. The Department cannot guarantee that TA assignments will be split evenly over the two academic terms. TA assignments
may be confined to or concentrated in a single semester.
5 The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group
members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further
diversification of ideas.
6 These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
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