System Dynamic Risk Management - APS1101

Date Posted: 03/26/2024
Req ID: 36683
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: APSC: Ofc of the Dean - Faculty General
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Course description: Risk assessment of a sociotechnical system identifies hazards that can result in human, material or

environmental losses, the likelihood of such hazardous events, and their consequences. Traditional

methods rely on reliability-based techniques to identify the potential for an accident before it

occurs. However, such approaches are limited in their ability to account for social and

organizational factors, interactions between system components with feedbacks, the adaptation of

an organization in a constantly changing environment, and human behavior. This project-based

course combines theory and practice to present a system-theoretic approach to risk management.

Estimated Enrolment: Approximately 25 students

Estimated TA support: TBA

Class schedule: TBA

Sessional date of appointment: Summer Session 2024

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

Qualifications: This course introduces the main theoretical approaches of systems thinking, organization structure and crisis management for understanding catastrophic accidents. Highlighting the socio-technical limits to the prevention of severe accidents, it emphasizes the importance of incorporating such insights in engineering design with the aim of reducing the likelihood of disasters.

 Applicants should have a strong record of presenting lectures and experience teaching similar topics. The applicant must be able to lecture in a clear voice and explain concepts clearly.

Brief description of duties: Duties include: preparation of lectures and course materials delivery of lectures; 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.