UCS1000H Position Description -Emergency Posting
This graduate seminar is the core course of the University of Toronto’s Collaborative Specialization in Community Development. It aims to provide a critical understanding of theoretical and practical developments in the evolution and contested nature of community development in a comparative societal context. For purposes of this course, community development is understood as a dynamic process that has social, political, economic and ecological dimensions.
Instructors: Blake Poland
Qualifications:
Seeking a TA with prior knowledge and/or experience with community development theory and/or practice, good communication skills, knowledge of neoliberalism, to grade midterm papers for UCS1000, the core required course for the primarily Masters-level Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Community Development. The midterm paper focusses specifically on the implications of neoliberalism for community development. Previous academic and/or practical knowledge of Community Development is required.
Duties:
The TA will be responsible for grading midterm papers on the implications of neoliberalism for community development. Some interaction with students, particularly in terms of responding to questions and concerns about grades and feedback received, is expected. Depending on the TA’s background, some background preparatory reading (e.g. from the one class session devoted to this topic) may be required.
Relevant Criterion:
The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.