Sessional Lecturer - BTC1878H: Health Data Visualisation with Tableau

University of Toronto, Canada

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Downtown Toronto University of Toronto Harbord, ONTARIO
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Date Posted: October 24th 2022
Req ID: 28103
Faculty/Division: School of Graduate Studies
Department: UTM: Master of Biotechnology Program
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Closing Date: November 14th, 2022, 11:59 PM EST

Course Number and Title: BTC1878H: Health Data Visualisation with Tableau

Course Description: This course addresses the fundamental principles of information visualization, including a discussion of human visual perception, cognition and approaches to graphic representation. This course will include weekly lectures and seminars, required readings, student presentations and a term paper. Topics will include the accurate representation of numerical and statistical data, innovative approaches to visual representation and appropriate use of design elements for clarity and legibility. Practical application of course material will require students to develop visualizations that yield insight into complex biomedical subject matter and successfully communicate to a range of audiences.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 14

Number of Positions Available: 1

TA Support for Course: To be determined in consultation with the instructor & director.

Sessional Dates of Appointment: Specific duties will occur between January 9, 2023 and April 12th, 2023.  

Class Schedule: Lectures are held Wednesdays during business hours (9 AM - 12 PM), once weekly, in a 3-hour session. 

Salary: $15,500

Qualifications: Physical sciences, or engineering undergraduate training; Masters level training in either data management or data visualization; exposure to life sciences, especially medical devices, helpful; expertise in the use of the software Tableau is essential; R coding an asset.

Description of Duties: All normal duties related to the design, teaching and delivery of a University credit course including: selecting and inviting a series of speaker; coordinating speakers along with the student team presentations. Meeting with each of the student teams to guide/advise them on their presentations; holding office hours as required. Marking/evaluating student presentations and written examinations; recording student attendance; recording and submitting grades; and communicating with students on course related matters, for the Winter term.

Application Procedure:

  • Download and fill out the General Application Form .
  • Submit the completed application form, together with your CV, to [email protected], MBiotech, UTM.  Include: ‘BTC1878H SL Application’ in the subject line.

    • Closing Date: November 14th 2022, 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.


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