Sessional Lecturer - CDN335H1F - Black Canadian Studies (EMERGENCY)

Date Posted: 03/14/2024
Req ID: 36513
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: University College Prog
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title: CDN335H1F – Black Canadian Studies  (Emergency posting)

Course Description: An interdisciplinary course that interrogates the constitution of blackness in Canada. Students will study race and ethnic relations, alongside other identity formations such as class, gender and sexuality. Topics to be addressed include media, education, law, immigration and mobility, urbanism, work, political representation and the arts.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 30 students

Estimated TA Support: N/A

Class Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am –1pm (The mode of delivery of this course is online synchronous) 

Sessional Dates of Appointment: 1 May 2024 to 30 June 2024 (first term, Summer semester)

Salary:     $9,457.90  (Sessional Lecturer1)
$9,930.79  (Sessional Lecturer 1 – Long Term)
$10,121.77  (Sessional Lecturer 2)
$10,326.62  (Sessional Lecturer 2 – Long Term)
$10,362.76  (Sessional Lecturer 3)
$10,570.02  (Sessional Lecturer 3 – Long Term)
*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: Master’s degree required in Social Sciences or Humanities.

Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. preferred in Social Sciences or Humanities. Demonstrated research and/or teaching expertise on issues relating to Black Canadian studies is required. University level teaching experience is preferred. Experience teaching undergraduate students, and experience teaching online, are assets.

Description of Duties:

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, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

This is an online synchronous course. Lectures and class meetings will be live-streamed to enable real-time contact with the professor and classmates. A significant amount of course content will be available asynchronously which registered students can access on their own time. Students will have the opportunity for weekly online office hours to ask questions and clarifications about course content and assignments.

Application Instructions: Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; names and contact information (email and phone) for two referees or two reference letters; evidence of teaching in the relevant area, including student evaluations if available; and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf . Please ensure you are using the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form. Applications should be sent, by Friday 22 March 2024 to:

Khamla Sengthavy,

Undergraduate Program Administrator and Academic Liaison 

 [email protected] .

*If during the application or selection process, you require accommodation due to a disability, don't hesitate to contact Khamla Sengthavy at [email protected] or 416-978-8083.

Closing Date: 03/22/2024, 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.