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CJS200H1-F: Introduction to Jewish Thought
Posting Date 16/Jun/2025
Closing Date 14/Jul/2025
Day/time: Tuesdays from 11:00am-1:00pm
Instructors: Sol Goldberg and Michael Rosenthal
Course Description: A balanced presentation of the multifaceted approach to the discipline by treating Jewish religion and thought. The course introduces students not only to a chronological and thematic overview of the subject, but also to different methodological approaches.
Duties
• Attending weekly lectures in-person • Responding to student inquiries • Grading assignments • Assisting with setting up and maintaining course webpage on Quercus • Leading tutorials for students
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located.
Qualifications
Applicants should have at least a BA in Philosophy or Religion, preferably with a concentration in Jewish Studies. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto.
Relevant Criterion
The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
Details
Campus: St. George
Salary: $52.97 (+ vacation pay)
Course Enrollment Estimate: 25
Dates of Appointment: September 2, 2025 to December 23, 2025
Tutorial/Lab Schedule: Tuesdays 1:00-2:00PM
Number of Hours: 70
How to Apply
Applicants should submit a cover letter, C.V., and names of two references. Applications should be sent to the attention of Professor Anna Shternshis by July 14th, 2025. The email applications should be sent to is: cjs.toronto@utoronto.ca.
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All jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrollment.
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.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
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JJH370H-F – Introduction to Jewish Thought
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2025
Closing date: Monday, July 14, 2025
Day/time:Tuesdays from 11:00-1:00pm
Instructor: Anna Shternshis
The course examines history, culture and diaspora of Russian-speaking Jews in the 20th and 21st century. We will discuss how Jews experienced Russian Revolutions of 1917, Stalinism, Soviet Great Terror of 1937, World War II and the Holocaust, post-war challenges, the “Thaw” of the 1960s, “Stagnation of the 1980s”, Dissident movement, Perestroika, collapse of the Soviet Union and the development of post-Soviet diasporas. We will read works by both Soviet Jewish authors, including Vassily Grossman, Shira Gorshman, Isaac Babel, Rivka Levin and post-Soviet ones, such as David Bezmozgis, Lara Vapnyar and Boris Fishman, study artifacts of anti-religious propaganda such as Red Passover Celebration scripts, discuss oral histories of Soviet Jews, read scripts of Yiddish theater performances (in English translation), and scrutinize (and maybe even try) recipes of Soviet Jewish food. No prior knowledge is required, but if you took a course on European history or Jewish history, it will be an asset.
Qualifications
Applicants should have at least an MA in History, Comparative Literature, Slavic Studies or a related discipline, preferably with a concentration in Jewish Studies. First consideration will be given to full-time graduate students at the University of Toronto.
Relevant Criterion
The need to acquire experience is the more relevant criterion than previous experience in respect of this posted position.
Duties
• Attending weekly lectures in-person
• Responding to student inquiries
• Grading assignments
• Assisting with setting up and maintaining course webpage on Quercus
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located.
Details
Class Schedule: Tuesdays from 11-1pm
Dates of Appointment: September 2 – December 23, 2025
Hours of work: approx. 120 hours
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50 students
Rate of Pay: $52.97 (+ vacation pay)
Application Process
Applicants should submit a cover letter, C.V., and names of two references.
Applications should be sent to the attention of Professor Anna Shternshis by July 14th, 2025. The email applications should be sent to is: cjs.toronto@utoronto.ca.
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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.
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.
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.
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.
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.