Sessional Faculty, Liberal Arts

About Us:
The same philosophy of personal attention that distinguishes Yorkville Education Company as a leading provider of post-secondary education makes us an exceptional place to work. We are a progressive and modern institution, responding to the needs of current and future students and implementing the best technology solutions to empower our work. We prioritize diversity, open doors to those often overlooked, welcome new Canadians, and provide pathways to successful careers.

Yorkville Education Company (which manages both Yorkville University and the Toronto Film School) began with a simple idea in 2004: offer flexible, rigorous, and career-focused degrees on campus and online to people who are on a purposeful path. With campuses in Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick, we equip our graduates with the professional knowledge, skills and designations that employers value.

Focused on providing a transformative, accessible and flexible higher education environment, our teams, from the President to the newest staff member, share a passion for learning, teaching, and growing as individuals and as teams. We nurture an inclusive, supportive, and genuinely kind work environment at our three campus locations.

If you want to shine a light on academic excellence, be empowered to make an impact on the transformation of the Canadian post-secondary education landscape, and work collaboratively beyond levels, join us.

Who we need:
Reporting to the Program Chair, the Sessional Faculty member is responsible for teaching undergraduate courses for the English department within General Education Studies, designing learning activities and assessing student performance, in alignment with our mission of championing student success.** **_The Adjunct Faculty will be required to work on-site at the 2000 Steeles Ave W. Campus, beginning in the Spring term _**(April 8th, 2024)**_. _Classes run Monday to Thursday 9AM-9PM, Friday to Sunday 9AM-6PM and are assigned based on availability.

What you will do:

- Provides timely, constructive feedback and evaluates learning using a variety of effective assessment mechanisms.
- Implements inclusive teaching practices that anticipate, value, and respond to the diversity of learner needs and experiences.
- Engages in reflective practice and on-going professional development, leveraging information from various sources, including student evaluations of learning, to identify areas for growth as an educator.
- Uses the University’s LMS Moodle, classroom technologies and other digital resources to support teaching and learning.
- Cooperates with administrators and colleagues to advance priorities of academic areas to enhance the YEC community.
- Attends and contributes productively to meetings, and other relevant YEC events.
- Acts as an ambassador for the staff and faculty, contributing to the promotion of core values, distinctive capabilities and a positive culture that supports equity, inclusion, learning, and wellness.
- Upholds the integrity of academic and university policies and complies with provincial and federal legislation.

What you bring:

- **Ph.D. in English (preferred), L**inguistics or a** **relevant field.**:

- ** ESL teaching experience at the post secondary level**:

- Demonstrated experience in academia, teaching and learning strategies, curriculum development, professional and or disciplinary expertise, and fostering an inclusive learning environment.
- Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal and networking skills, experience in LMS platforms and educational technologies and MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Teams).
- Proven ability to work collaboratively to achieve common goals, exercise mature discretion and maintain confidentiality of student records, etc.
- Teaching experience in relevant discipline at program level, experience with mature, international and/or diverse learners preferred.
- Industry experience and inter-disciplinary expertise is preferred.

What's in it for you:
We provide a transformative, accessible and flexible higher education environment, our team shares a passion for learning, teaching, and growing. We nurture an inclusive, supportive, and diverse work environment throughout our three campus locations.

What does the best of all worlds mean at Yorkville University:

- An atmosphere that successfully blends an entrepreneurial culture with education. We value innovation and continuously look towards expanding our programming, working with the latest research, tools, and solutions. As a private school with government approval of our offerings, we have the opportunity to do more, stay current, and be future-forward.
- The chance to accelerate your career and disrupt education by responding to the needs you see and purposefully challenging the status quo. Everything we do here is about delighting and engaging our employees - and ultimately our students
- from mentorship to teaching, from creative outlets to analyt