Sessional Lecturer - PHL370H5 F - EMERGENCY POSTING

Date Posted: 04/10/2024
Req ID: 36922
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Philosophy
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description: Major issues in philosophy of law, e.g., responsibility and punishment, the obligation to obey the law, legal positivism, law and morality.

POSTING DATE: April 10, 2024

CLOSING DATE:  April 15, 2024

The following position for a Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of Philosophy for the Summer 2024 academic session. This is an emergency posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 Unit 3. Please note that the position below is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department’s Applicant Pool – all persons who have submitted an application within the past thirty-six months. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit a CUPE 3902 application form found on our website employment page  (at the end of the page under "Sessional Instructional Assistant"), cover letter, and updated curriculum vitae to Gurpreet Rattan, University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Philosophy, 3359 Mississauga Rd., Mississauga ON. L5L 1C6. Please submit applications by e-mail to [email protected] .

Salary: 

• Sessional Lecturer I $9,457.90
• Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term $9,930.79
• Sessional Lecturer II $10,121.77
• Sessional Lecturer III $10,362.76

Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Tutorial Schedule:In-Person; Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Estimated Enrollment: 60

Estimated TA Support: 70 hours

Qualifications:

• Have passed Ph.D. qualifying year exam
• Prior experience as a tutorial leader, or course instructor, preferably in Philosophy at U of T
• Mastery of the subject matter of the course
• Past teaching experience is more relevant than the need to acquire experience in respect

Duties and responsibilities: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Appointment Dates: May 1 - June 30, 2024

Sessional Dates (including exam periods): May 6, 2024 – June 21, 2024

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not already finished by June 30, 2023

Closing Date: 04/15/2024, 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.