University of Toronto·Toronto, Ontario
The lecturer is responsible for teaching Elementary Bosnia/Croatia/Serbia, including preparing classes and designing assignments. Duties also include grading and providing feedback to students for both undergraduate and graduate components.
07/24/2026 Req ID: 49600 Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Dept of Slavic Languages & Literatures Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Preferred Qualifications: Masters in Slavic Studies (essential) or Doctorate in Slavic Studies
M.A. degree in Slavic Languages and Cultures required, Ph.D. preferred. Native fluency or near native in spoken and written Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and near native English required. Description of Duties: Teaching SLA117H1F, Elementary Bosnia/Croatia/Serbia: Preparing for classes, teaching in class, designing and administering and grading assignments as appropriate, providing students with adequate feedback. There is a graduate component to this class. Application Instructions: Applicants must submit a CUPE 3902 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form and updated curriculum vitae to Anthoula Vlahakis (a.kampouris@utoronto.ca), Dept. of Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures. Candidates who are members of Indigenous. Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
Closing Date: 08/14/2026, 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.
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.
A Master's degree in Slavic Languages and Cultures is required, with a PhD preferred. Candidates must possess native or near-native fluency in spoken and written Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and English.
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