Sessional Instructional Assistant - FAH287H5S European Art of the Nineteenth Century

Date Posted: 10/27/2026
Req ID: 50793
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Visual Studies
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Course number and title: FAH287H5S European Art of the Nineteenth Century

Surveys major developments in European art and architecture from the late eighteenth through the end of the nineteenth century, including Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Orientalism, Realism, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Symbolism. Artistic responses to political change, urbanisation, capitalism, colonialism, the Academy, and the Salon will be explored as well as changing constructions of gender, race, class, and national identities through visual media.

Estimated course enrolment: 90

Estimated TA support: 1

Class schedule: Monday 11-1pm; TUT 1-6pm

Sessional dates of appointment: Jan 11 - April 12, 2027

Salary: $55.25 per hour + 4% vacation pay

Minimum qualifications: Graduate degrees in Art History will be given preference. Previous TA experience in DVS desired.

Description of duties: (May include but are not limited to): Conducting tutorials & maintaining scheduled office hours, student and course instructor contact, grading, invigilating, and other clerical duties.

Application instructions:

Please apply at the link in TRACS https://tracs.utoronto.ca/dept/umvis/app/sia

No late applications will be accepted.

Selections for positions are made by the Chair. Questions regarding positions may be directed to Steph Sullivan by e-mail to [email protected]

Closing Date: 11/05/2026, 11:59PM EDT
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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.

Please note: 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.