EMERGENCY-Sessional lecturer-ANT402H5S - Wild Nights: Sleep, evolution and performance in the 21st c

Date Posted: 06/10/2025
Req ID: 44353
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Anthropology
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Course Description: Sleep is essential to cognitive function and health in humans, yet the ultimate reasons for sleep - that is, 'why' we sleep - remains mysterious. This course integrates research findings from human sleep studies, the ethnographic record, and the ecology and evolution of mammalian and primate sleep to better understand sleep along the human lineage and in the modern world. Students will learn how to use 'wearable' technology, such as actigraphy, for scientific research. The goal of the course is to empower students with the theoretical and technological tools to be able to not only critically assess their own sleep-wake behaviour and performance but also popular generalizations about how to maximize long-term health outcomes

Session: January 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026

Lectures: Wednesdays 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Online synchronous)

Tutorials: Fridays 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Online synchronous)

Estimated Course Enrolment: 25

Estimated TA Support: Up to 85 hours (total number of assigned hours is dependent on course enrolment and course approvals)

Salary: 

• $9,820.70 for Sessional Lecturer I
• $10,510.04 for Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term
• $10,510.04 for Sessional Lecturer II
• $10,760.28 for Sessional Lecturer III

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.

Qualifications: Successful applicants should be enrolled in a PhD program (in-progress) in Anthropology with a specialty in biological anthropology, and research/field experience in primate behavior, ecology, and biology, as well as other aspects of this course as described. Experience with management and delivery of courses using University of Toronto or similar online systems (e.g., Quercus, Canvas-based technologies, Zoom, etc.) is preferred. The mode of instruction for this course is expected to be online synchronous. However, if this changes for any reason, you will be provided with as much advance notice as practicable. 

Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams; preparation of materials for online tutorials; supervision of teaching assistants (includes providing instruction on how to mark online, as well as holding office hours online); marking of students’ work (during the term and beyond if an extension of time is granted by the university officials); submission of grades to university officials; and holding regular office hours online.

Application instructions: 

1. Apply online from the Anthropology website.

2. Email your CV to carolyn.loos@utoronto.ca by July 28, 2025 at 11:59pm.

Both requirements are necessary to be considered. Questions can be directed to Carolyn Loos, Department Manager, at the above email.

Closing Date: 07/15/2025, 11:59PM EDT
**

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.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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.

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.