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STG July 2, 2024 July 24, 2024 download
UTM June 27, 2024 July 18, 2024 download
UTM June 27, 2024 July 18, 2024 download
TA applications for the fall of 2024 and the winter of 2025 are open right now. See TA job postings listed above, on CUPE3902Unit1 postings at http://unit1.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/, and in hard copy on the bulletin board adjacent to the elevator on the economics 1B level of 150 St. George Street.

  1. Economics Graduate applicants: All applicants registered in our Economics graduate programs (MA, MFE, PHD) must submit information via an electronic link sent to their UofT email address by the TA Coordinator.
  2. Undergraduate and Non-Economics Graduate applicants for regular TA positions must submit an application using this application link. Among other things, you will be asked which TA position(s) you are applying for, your UTORid, U of T (only) email address, and the current program of study.
  3. UTM "tutorial" TA positions: Please check the UTM Economics website for information. DO NOT write to the TA Coordinator or use the above links.
Posting Notes
  1. UG course descriptions are found at https://student.utm.utoronto.ca/calendar/newdep_detail.pl?Depart=9. Graduate course descriptions are found at https://www.economics.utoronto.ca/index.php/index/graduate/courses/.
  2. The hiring criteria for Teaching Assistant positions are academic qualifications, the need to acquire experience, previous experience and previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this Collective Agreement.
  3. The positions posted are tentative, pending final course determination, enrolments and budgetary constraints.
  4. This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902, Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
  5. Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in the posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
  6. Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.
  7. Although a graduate student's preference as to the campus location of his/her TA appointment will be taken into account, both the initial TA appointment (or CI appointment) and the subsequent appointment obligation related to that appointment may be met through position(s) on any one of the three University of Toronto campuses (UTM, UTSC, or St. George) in courses in the same discipline as the initial appointment. TAs will only be assigned to courses in fields in which they are or should be qualified to assist.
  8. A reminder to applicants that subsequent appointment obligations may be filled on any of the three campuses.
  9. Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
  10. Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.
  11. The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at hwb@utoronto.ca. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.
  12. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
  13. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
  14. Hiring criteria for the University of Toronto Collective Agreement between the Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3902, Unit 1 can be found in full in Article 16:03 of the Collective Agreement found at http://agreements.hrandequity.utoronto.ca/#CUPE3902Unit1.
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Department of Economics
University of Toronto
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150 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G7, Canada
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