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Seeking a PhD position in Philosophy

Musab Fatih Aras

MA in Philosophy, University of Toronto

I hold an MA in Philosophy from the University of Toronto, with a cumulative GPA of 3.7. I have taught undergraduates as a teaching assistant, worked in regulated customer service at CIBC, and co-founded and ran a program from the ground up. Most of this work has centered on writing, teaching, and talking with people directly. I speak Turkish and English, made the Dean’s List three years running, and received my department’s graduation prize.

musab.aras@mail.utoronto.calinkedin.com/in/musabfatiharas
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Education

  • Master of Arts (MA), Philosophy

    University of Toronto · Toronto, ON

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy

    University of Toronto · Toronto, ON

Honors

  • Graduation Prize in Philosophy — top graduating student in the department
  • Dean’s List — 2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
  • Cumulative GPA 3.7
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Experience

Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

Aug 2023 – Present

  • Run weekly tutorials and office hours for undergraduates, explaining course material in plain terms
  • Grade assignments, essays, and exams to rubric, and write feedback students can act on
  • Work with course instructors on marking standards, tutorial content, and logistics
  • Teach several tutorial groups across terms at once, keeping grading deadlines and tutorial prep on track
  • Answer student questions on Quercus promptly

Customer Service Representative

CIBC

North York, ON

Jul 2024 – Aug 2025

  • Handled inbound inquiries and everyday banking transactions under CIBC’s compliance and regulatory procedures
  • Resolved routine account and service issues directly, and escalated complex or sensitive cases to the right team
  • Explained financial products and account features to customers in plain language
  • Kept accuracy up across a high volume of customer interactions per shift

Co-Founder & Program Lead

Arise

Toronto, ON

Sep 2022 – Sep 2024

  • Co-founded Arise and led it as Program Lead, taking it from an idea to a running program over two years
  • Set the program’s structure, activities, and goals, and ran day-to-day operations
  • Kept up relationships with partners, participants, and others involved in the program
  • Did the outreach to recruit participants and partners and to bring in support
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Projects

Destination Internship

Project Manager — Program Coordination, Stakeholder Management

  • Recruited professionals and university students for a volunteer, project-based mentorship-matching program
  • Ran intake and matching, pairing each student with a professional by interests and skills
  • Set the program’s structure and milestones, and coordinated timelines between each pair
  • Followed up at the end to confirm participants received their recommendation letters
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Skills & Languages

Core Skills

  • Academic Instruction & Grading
  • Client & Customer Communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Program & Project Coordination
  • Academic Writing Coaching
  • Stakeholder Relationship Management

Tools & Platforms

  • Quercus (Learning Management System)
  • Library Cataloguing / Database Systems

Languages

  • English
  • Turkish (fluent)