Apply field linguistics skills as an Instructional Assistant at the University of Toronto, supporting in-person or online course delivery. Work with Isoko or Kasem language data.
This sessional appointment supports JAL401H1S/JAL1145HS, Field Methods, in the Department of Linguistics. Students analyze elicited data from a native foreign-language speaker, practicing language-analysis procedures and techniques. The appointment runs from January 1 through April 30, 2027, for 140 hours.
Key Responsibilities: Translate orally from English into Isoko or Kasem
Evaluate sentences produced by university students
Assess whether sentences reflect natural language use
Tell short stories for classroom language analysis
Transcribe stories with students during sessions
Requirements: Fluent, native speaker of Isoko or Kasem
Experience or skills interacting with university students
Completed secondary education
Valuable English language skills
No teaching experience required
Support Field Methods students through translation, evaluation, storytelling, and transcription using Isoko or Kasem language expertise.

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📌 Field Linguistics Instructional Assistant (Ontario)
🏢 University-of-Toront
📍 Ontario