Sessional Lecturer - GGR390H1F: Field Methods 0.25FCE

Date Posted: 05/09/2024
Req ID: 37087
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Geography
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

GGR 390 H1F: Field Methods

Course Description: Introduction to field methods in geomorphology, vegetation mapping/analysis, soils, hydrology, and climatology. The course includes exercises and a group project during a one-week field camp, a little preparation during the preceding summer, and complementary practical work and/or seminars during the Fall Term. Each student is required to pay the costs of their transportation and accommodation (field trip costs: approximately $485). This course meets the field requirement for Physical & Environmental Geography programs. The field camp normally runs for one week at the end of August. Students must submit an application directly to the Department in the spring (see the Geography website for details in April). Course may be limited by size. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

The course will be co-taught with another faculty member in the Department of Geography and Planning.

Estimate of course enrollment: 25

Estimate of TA Support:70

Class Schedule: Tuesdays, 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024                              

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I - $9,457.89. Sessional Lecturer I Long-term - $9,930.79, Sessional Lecturer II - $10,121.76.

Sessional Lecturer II Long-term - $10,326.61; Sessional Lecturer III - $10,362.76, Sessional Lecturer III Long-term - $10,570.02

Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications: A PhD in Geography or a related field is required. Knowledge of the course topics is required.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience teaching preferred. Completion of a professional development course on teaching preferred.

Brief description of duties:   Preparing materials for lectures and class discussions; preparing course syllabi and selecting relevant readings; developing, administering, and marking course assignments, tests and exams; test/exam invigilation; holding regular office hours; planning and supervising the work of teaching assistants. This course requires prep work between July to September which will include planning the course’s field component. From September to December the duties will include teaching and marking.

Closing Date and Procedure for a pool member to indicate interest in being considered for the position: To apply, please submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if had previous teaching assignments), the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form and names for two possible references by May 31, 2024 to: 

               Professor Michael Widener, Chair

               Department of Geography and Planning

               Faculty of Arts and Science – University of Toronto

               100 St. George Street, Room 5047

               Toronto, ON  M5S 3G3

               Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 05/31/2024, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 

 It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.  

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.