CIRHR Job Postings

Current UNDERGRADUATE Course TA Postings:

The following TA positions for undergraduate courses are currently posted.  These postings will close at midnight on July 15, 2024.
When postings are listed: Click the "posting link" for detailed information about the postings for each course (course schedule and delivery method, TA hours and number of positions available, etc). 

IRE242H1F  HRM for IR and HR Professionals   140 hrs   POSTING LINK       70 hrs  POSTING LINK
This course explores the relationship between human resource management, employment relations, and industrial relations. Extensive practical course work will expose students to the functions human resource professionals execute to recruit, select, compensate, train, and evaluate the performance of employees. The course prepares students for advanced HR topics in upper level IRE courses.

IRE242H1S  HRM for IR and HR Professionals   140 hrs  POSTING LINK     70 hrs   POSTING LINK
This course explores the relationship between human resource management, employment relations, and industrial relations. Extensive practical course work will expose students to the functions human resource professionals execute to recruit, select, compensate, train, and evaluate the performance of employees. The course prepares students for advanced HR topics in upper level IRE courses.
 

IRE244H1F  Labour Relations  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
Introduction to the institutions, issues and legislation affecting the employment relationship in the public and private sectors in Canada, with emphasis on collective bargaining. The economic and political environment, history of the labour movement, union organization, certification, contract negotiation, strikes, dispute resolution, contract administration and grievances.

IRE244H1S  Labour Relations  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
Introduction to the institutions, issues and legislation affecting the employment relationship in the public and private sectors in Canada, with emphasis on collective bargaining. The economic and political environment, history of the labour movement, union organization, certification, contract negotiation, strikes, dispute resolution, contract administration and grievances.

IRE260H1F  Organizational Behaviour   140 hrs   POSTING LINK
Introduction to the nature of organizations and the behaviour of individuals and groups within organizations, including topics such as culture and diversity, reward systems, motivation, leadership, politics, communication, decision-making, conflict and group processes. Not recommended for students in Commerce programs.

IRW300H1F  Effective Communication and Strategic Writing in Organizations  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
This course is focused on understanding and crafting strategic, effective, and ethical written and verbal communications in organizations. We will learn scholarly approaches from the social sciences and humanities regarding organizational communications and miscommunications, including those directed internally and externally from complex organizations.

IRE339H1F  Labour Markets and Public Policy  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
This course is designed to provide students in the IRHR program with knowledge of how the labour market affects the employment relationship. The basic tools of labour economics are developed and applied to various issues of organizational and government policy such as: the incentive effects of compensation arrangements, government income support programs, and minimum wage policy; the determinants of preferences for hours of work including job-sharing, overtime and retirement; the impacts of unions on compensation and productivity; public-sector employment and alternatives to the right to strike; discrimination in employment on the basis of gender and race as well as related government policies such as pay and employment equity.

IRE342H1F  Essentials of Finance and Accounting  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
This course introduces students to accounting and finance procedures and concepts used by organizational leaders and professionals. The course covers both managerial and financial accounting topics with applications to organizational decision-making.
Note: Familiarity with finance and accounting will be required.

IRE346H1S  HR Planning & Strategy   LEC0101  140 hrs  POSTING LINK    LEC5101  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
An understanding is developed of how essential elements of the human resource planning process support organizational goals and strategies. Topics such as environmental influences, job analysis, forecasting human resource needs and ascertaining supply, succession planning, downsizing and restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, outsourcing, and strategic international issues are examined.

IRE347H1S  Training and Development  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
The role of training and development initiatives in organizations. Students acquire the knowledge and skills to conduct a training needs assessment, identify training objectives, explore strategies to increase the transfer of training, design and deliver a training activity using various training methodologies, and evaluate its effectiveness.

IRE348H1S  Recruitment and Selection  LEC5201  140 hrs  POSTING LINK
The principles, legal issues, and emerging trends affecting the recruitment process and selection of staff in organizations. Development of recruitment strategies, assessment of applications for employment, interviewing candidates, and the role of testing and measurement of competencies in making hiring decisions.

IRE367H1F  Compensation  140 hrs   POSTING LINK
The theory and process of developing and administering compensation systems. Through the core compensation principles of efficiency, equity, consistency and competitiveness we consider such topics as: job analysis, job evaluation, pay levels and structures, pay for performance, benefits, and compensating special groups of workers.

IRE379H1S  Research and Data Analytics  2 positions of 100 hrs    POSTING LINK
Data science is changing the way organizations make decisions and the way work is done. This course introduces basic data analytics concepts for understanding the measurement of performance, analysis of organizational policies, and effective communication and visualization of data. Students will develop basic data skills in the R statistical computing environment.
Note: Familiarity with the "R" system is required, as TA must assist students with this in tutorials.

IRW410H1F  Organizational Governance and Design  140 hrs   POSTING LINK
Governance and design refers to “who gets to decide what and how” in organizations. This course examines the development of different types of organizations and governance arrangements, and different design archetypes within organizations. Focus is placed on how different governance and design arrangements support different strategic objectives and goals and ways of coordinating work effort.

IRE430H1F  Canadian Employment Law & the Non-Union Workplace  100 hrs   POSTING LINK
The course will focus on the law governing employment in a non-unionized workplace. Specifically, it will cover every phase of the employment relationship from hiring to termination and beyond and the rights and obligations of employers and employees as developed by the Courts and under employment-related statutes (namely the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Human Rights Code.) The course will also cover provisions from the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

IRE431H1S  Canadian Labour Law & the Unionized Workplace   2 positions of 100 hrs  POSTING LINK
The course will focus on the laws impacting unionized workplaces. It will cover every phase of the Ontario Labour Relations Act, 1995 (the “LRA”) from union organizing, certification, negotiation and bargaining, collective agreement arbitration, retention of bargaining rights and decertification and termination of bargaining rights.

IRW432Y1Y Entrepreneurship  (FULL-YEAR COURSE)  240 hrs  POSTING LINK
Students will learn about the theory and practice of entrepreneurship as well as determinants of entrepreneurial success by developing a business or organizational plan to bring their “proposed” product and service ideas to market, to achieve a local community or social development objective, to learn how to secure funding for a new venture creation through individual and/or collective entrepreneurship.

IRE446H1S  Working as an Internal Organizational Consultant   30 hrs   POSTING LINK
This course examines the various elements of the consulting process and the interpersonal skills required to build trust, influence others, contract with clients, and establish and maintain strong working relationships. This seminar may include a compulsory learning format component using a service-learning placement with a community-based agency or organization. Consult the current timetable for details.

Application InstructionsSubmit an application to Tanya Pitel, via email at: t.pitel@utoronto.ca.  Enter "Unit 1 TA - [Course code(s)]" in the subject line.  The CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Application Form must be included or we cannot consider your application.  Please be sure to indicate the University of Toronto program and level of study (eg. undergraduate, MA/MIRHR, PhD) in which you are enrolled. Please include academic transcripts and current cv (students who completed their undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto do not need to send transcripts if they include their student number on the form).  Please only submit one application form; if applying for more than one TA position, please list them all on one form.  PDF documents are preferred, and merged into a single file in this order: 1. Unit 1 Application Form; 2. cover letter (optional); 3. cv; 4. transcripts or other info.  Late or incomplete applications may not be accepted.  

• TA Application Form (PDF): Unit1_TA_ApplicationForm.pdf    (use the Tools button to convert to other applications)

Current GRADUATE Course TA Postings: 
There are no TA positions for graduate courses currently posted. 
When postings are listed: Click the "posting link" for detailed information about the postings for each course (course schedule and delivery method, TA hours and number of positions available, etc). 

Application Instructions
Submit an application to Tanya Pitel, via email at: t.pitel@utoronto.ca.  Enter "Unit 1 TA - [Course code(s)]" in the subject line.  Indicate the University of Toronto program and level of study (eg. undergraduate, MA/MIRHR, PhD) in which you are enrolled. Please include academic transcripts and current cv. Students who completed their undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto do not need to send transcripts if they include their student number on the form.  Please only submit one application form; if applying for more than one TA position, please list them all on one form.  PDF documents are preferred, and merged into a single file in this order: 1. Unit 1 Application Form; 2. cover letter (optional); 3. cv; 4. transcripts or other info.  Late or incomplete applications may not be accepted.

• TA Application Form (PDF): Unit1_TA_ApplicationForm.pdf    (use the Tools button to convert to other applications)

Current UNDERGRADUATE Course Instructor Postings: 

There are no CI positions currently posted for the 2024-25 academic year.  
When Posted: See the Posting Link for more information, and then use the Unit 1 Application Form and follow the instructions below on how to apply.

Application form:  CourseInstructorApp_Unit1.pdf

A complete application consists of:

• Completed Course Instructor application form - do not list "refer to resume/CV" in the application sections 
• Cover letter
• CV

Submit application and cover letter to Silvia Cocolo, via email at: silvia.cocolo@utoronto.ca. 
Enter "Unit 1 CI - [Course code, Session]" in the subject line.  You may submit one application form for one or more undergraduate Course Instructor opportunities in CIRHR.   Late or incomplete applications may not be accepted.

Current GRADUATE Course Instructor Postings: 

The following Course Instructor position is currently posted.  This posting will close at midnight on July 31, 2024.
When Posted: See the Posting Link for more information, and then use the Unit 1 Application Form and follow the instructions below on how to apply.

IRE1338HS  Law in the Workplace    POSTING LINK
This course is intended to provide an overview of the three main legal regimes governing the employment relationship: common law, the statutory framework and collective bargaining law. The focus is largely on the Ontario experience, although some of the case law and discussions will emanate from other Canadian jurisdictions. The course will provide students with an overview and working knowledge of the principles, theory, and law of the employer-employee relationship. Students will gain an understanding of the employment relationship in both the non-unionized and unionized contexts. The course will explore the basic nature of the employment relationship from formation to termination, minimum standards legislation and regulations (including human rights law), and collective bargaining law.

Application form:  CourseInstructorApp_Unit1_2024.pdf

A complete application consists of:

• Completed Course Instructor application form - do not list "refer to resume/CV" in the application sections 
• Cover letter
• CV

Submit application and cover letter to Tanya Pitel, via email at: t.pitel@utoronto.ca
Enter "Unit 1 CI - [Course code, Session]" in the subject line.  You may submit one application form for one or more graduate Course Instructor opportunities in CIRHR. Late or incomplete applications may not be accepted.