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
- Positive 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 (Toronto)
🏢 University-of-Toront
📍 Toronto