About Toronto Metropolitan

Toronto Metropolitan University is Canada's leader in creative, career-focused education and a university clearly on the move. It is a distinctly urban university with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship. Toronto Metropolitan University has a mission to serve societal need and a long-standing commitment to engaging its community. Guided by a bold Academic Plan, an ambitious research agenda, and a Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood, Toronto Metropolitan University is the most applied-to university in Ontario relative to available spaces, and its reputation with business and community leaders continues to rise.

We offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs. Culturally diverse and inclusive, the university is home to 38,950 students, including 2,300 master's and PhD students, nearly 2,700 faculty and staff, and more than 170,000 alumni worldwide. Research at Toronto Metropolitan University is on a trajectory of success and growth: externally funded research has doubled in the past four years. The G.

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School of Continuing Education is Canada's leading provider of university-based adult education. The university's focus on innovation and entrepreneurship is represented most distinctly by the Digital Media Zone, a place for students to collaborate and bring their digital ideas to the marketplace.

Toronto Metropolitan University is reshaping the downtown core of Toronto with three new buildings: the Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens, the Toronto Metropolitan University Image Centre in the heart of campus, and a Student Learning Centre on Yonge Street. In addition, currently in progress is the development of a new multipurpose building, the Church Street development (CSD). This new building will be located just north of Dundas on Church Street and will be home to four academic health services programs, Toronto Met.

University food services, administration,



and a student residence.

Responsibilities

Half AA Task Breakdown (65hrs)

Hrs Description

4 Attending Employer Orientation Workshops and Training

6 Conferring with the Supervising Instructor/training

10 Preparation duties

0 Attending lectures

0 Consulting/Assisting students

0 Consulting students (electronically)

10 Office hours/student consultations

0 Serving as tutors

0 Supervising/monitoring labs/ demonstration

35 Marking assignments/lab reports/term papers/ quizzes/tests/exams

0 Invigilation duties

0 Other duties

65 Total hours*

- Task hours determined at time of offer may differ

Qualifications

Previous evaluation of performance as an Assistant at the University (if applicable). Enrolled in: 1st year Masters, 2nd year Masters or PhD

Greater preference will be accorded first to Doctoral candidates, then Master's candidates.

Relevant Experience

Successful applicants will have strong writing and editing skills and be comfortable working with software applications; e.g. grading using online applications, reviewing video/file submissions, and following structured rubrics.

Must be well organized, comfortable interacting with students; extensive online communication with students and instructors is required.

Previous experience with this course or a similar course (public speaking, production, digital media, or professional communication) would be an asset.

Previous evaluation of performance as an Assistant with the University (if applicable).

Education: minimum 1st year Masters

Academic Performance/GPA: B+ or greater.

Asset for CMN314/RTA951 (Go TED): comfort reviewing short video/audio evidence, file organization, and production-adjacent tools (e.g. OBS exports, Canva overlays) at a checklist level-not a requirement to teach advanced post-production.

Salary & Compensation

September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025 Master - $49.93 per hour

PhD - $53.91 per hour

September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026

Master - $51.17 per hour

PhD - $55.26 per hour

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