Sessional Lecturer - ENG150Y1 - Literary Traditions - EMERGENCY POSTING

Date Posted: 06/22/2026
Closing Date: 06/25/2026, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 48837
Job Category: Sessional Instruction
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of English
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Course description: An exploration of some of the most influential works of literature composed over the course of the last three thousand years. The poetry, prose, and drama studied may include such works as Genesis, Homer’s Odyssey, the lyrics of Sappho, Dante’s Inferno, the Islamic Sufi poet Rumi, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.

Estimated TA support: 1670 TA hours

Appointment dates: September 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027

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