[Sessional Lecturer] Business Strategy and Intrapreneurship - APS1061H

Date Posted: 03/26/2024
Req ID: 36678
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: APSC: Ofc of the Dean - Faculty General
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Position: Sessional Lecturer I (1 position available)

Course title and code: Business Strategy and Intrapreneurship - APS1061H

Course description: This course is designed to let engineering students learn the necessary skills for success in business and discover if they have the appetite to become successful intrapreneurs/entrepreneurs.

The approach to teaching this course is based on real-life business experiences and years of successful practice of "what we preach." The course contains very little theoretical material or academic approaches. It is designed to familiarize the students with the kinds of opportunities (problems) likely to be encountered in an entrepreneurial career.

Estimated Enrolment: Approximately 30 students

Estimated TA support: TBA

Class schedule: Two Week intensive course; timetable to be determined.

Sessional date of appointment: Summer Session 2024.

Salary: Minimum level of pay is $9,457.89  (Sessional Lecturer I), which includes vacation pay, and may increase depending on applicant’s level of experience and suitability for the position.

Qualifications: Trained engineer with demonstrated success in entrepreneurship. Expertise in market research and in business model development. Proficiency in Business Model Canvas or equivalent. Expertise in financial cash flow projection. Applicants must be able to deliver the course online and in-person.

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.

Brief description of duties: Duties include: preparation of lectures and course materials for online delivery; delivery of lectures; possible supervision of Teaching Assistants; setting and marking of projects, tests and exams; evaluation of final grades; contact with students.

To indicate interest in this position, please complete the CUPE UNIT 3 application form, downloaded from:

https://gradstudies.engineering.utoronto.ca/files/2022/08/UNIT-3-Application-Form.pdf and submit to  [email protected]

Office of the Vice Dean Graduate Studies, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto

44 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4, Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 04/07/2024, 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.