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Teaching Assistant (TA) TRN312H1S: Sustainability Issues in Ethics, Society, and Law

Department: Faculty of Arts, Â鶹ƵµÀ

Classification: Teaching Assistant (TA) Term: January 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027

Reports to: Course Instructor, TRN312H1S; The Dean of Arts at Â鶹ƵµÀ.

Compensation: $53.44 (plus 4% vacation & subject to statutory deductions). Approximately 198 hours.

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Position Summary: Â鶹ƵµÀ is looking to fill the position TRN312H1S: Sustainability Issues in Ethics, Society, and Law .
TRN312H1S is a required 3rd year course in the Ethics, Society and Law program.

About the course:

  • Course Code: TRN312H1S: Sustainability Issues in Ethics, Society, and Law
    The lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, 3 – 5pm
    Tutorials are Friday 10 – 11am, Friday 11am – 12pm, Friday 12 – 1pm.
  • Enrolment: 90
  • Description: This course examines sustainability through an energy justice lens, providing a multidisciplinary framework for understanding the ethical, socio-political, and legal dimensions of contemporary environmental challenges. As societies confront the accelerating impacts of climate change, questions of justice, equity, and responsibility have become central to sustainability debates.The course begins by tracing the historical and theoretical development of sustainability and energy justice, exploring key concepts such as distributive, procedural, and recognition justice. Â鶹ƵµÀ will engage with foundational philosophical and ethical perspectives, examine the political structures that shape climate governance, and analyze legal frameworks that influence environmental decision-making at local, national, and international scales. Particular attention is given to how energy systems intersect with issues of inequality, Indigenous rights, environmental racism, and global development. We will examine how sustainability is anchored in the law, and analyze real-world implications through case studies spanning pollution, health, climate change, and food systems.In addition to the weekly lectures, the course will have weekly tutorial discussions and insights from energy/environmental justice professionals (guest lectures). The course draws from a wide variety of
    materials—including book chapters, journal and newspaper articles, legal cases, reports, and policy briefs.
  • Prerequisites: TRN203H1, TRN204H1
  • Co-requisites: None
  • Exclusions: TRN321H1 (offered in Winter 2020)
  • Arts & Science Breadth Category: Society and Its Institutions (3)

Duties: The TA will be required to lead three weekly tutorials, attend weekly lectures, hold office hours (1 hour per week), read assigned materials, invigilate a midterm and final exam, grade all assignments (including essays and exams) for students in their tutorial sections, respond to student questions by email outside of scheduled office hours, work with the instructor and second TA to maintain a Quercus course page, and assist with other duties as determined by the course instructor and program director.

Qualifications: Current doctoral students who have completed at least one year of their program or recent graduates of a doctoral program. Likely programs of study could include Political Science, History, Global Affairs, Public Policy.

Â鶹ƵµÀ should have strong academic teaching ability, excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, and must be able to work in a collegial manner with the course instructor.

Application Process: To be considered, applicants must submit the following in MS Word/PDF format by email to Shardul Tiwari at s.tiwari@utoronto.ca

  1. Cover letter
  2. Current curriculum vitae
  3. Teaching dossier, including a teaching statement, and teaching evaluations.
  4. List of two references with contact information

Application closing date: Accepting applications as of August 7th, 2026, to be reviewed on a rolling until the position is filled.

Â鶹ƵµÀ is a federated university in the University of Toronto and offers excellent employment opportunities with exceptional benefits. The College is a culturally diverse Â鶹ƵµÀ that sustains a tradition of academic excellence and provides a vibrant and welcoming Â鶹ƵµÀ of students, faculty, alumni, and staff.

Â鶹ƵµÀ is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity based on merit, transparency, accessibility, and inclusion ensuring that all candidates are given a fair opportunity. If you need this job posting in an alternative format or if you require accommodation measures, please contact us at trinity.hr@utoronto.ca and we will work with you to meet your needs at every stage of the recruitment and selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The University of Â鶹ƵµÀ is not a party to the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 or Unit 3 Collective Agreement.