SAH200H5S - Being Human in South Asia
Date Posted: 02/11/2025
Req ID: 41622
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Historical Studies
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Course Description: What does it mean to be human? We will explore South Asian food, music, poetry, and objects to understand human experience through the lived practice of South Asian communities in historical and contemporary contexts. This course uses South Asian texts and practices as theory--as usable tools that help us become better readers of the cultures we study and of ourselves. 24L
Course Number and Title: SAH200H5S - Being Human in South Asia
Course Description: What does it mean to be human? We will explore South Asian food, music, poetry, and objects to understand human experience through the lived practice of South Asian communities in historical and contemporary contexts. This course uses South Asian texts and practices as theory--as usable tools that help us become better readers of the cultures we study and of ourselves. (24L)
Estimated Course Enrollment: 45
Estimated TA Support: N/A
Class Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays, 11:00 – 1:00 pm
Sessional Dates of Appointment: July 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025
Salary:
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Sessional Lecturer I |
$9,457.90 |
$18,915.79 |
(including 4% vacation) |
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Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term |
$9,930.79 |
$19,861.58 |
(including 6% vacation) |
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Sessional Lecturer II |
$10,121.77 |
$20,243.53 |
(including 6% vacation) |
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Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term |
$10,326.62 |
$20,653.23 |
(including 6% vacation) |
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Sessional Lecturer III |
$10,362.76 |
$20,725.52 |
(including 6% vacation) |
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: Demonstrated effectiveness as an instructor, academic qualifications in the subject, ability to introduce students to a diverse range of approaches, and suitability for the position.
Description of Duties: Preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades (including any grading or submission of grades not completed by the end of session: June 30, 2025 for the F session and August 31, 2025 for the S session); holding regular of any) assigned to the course. This course is scheduled to be delivered in an online synchronous format.
Application Instructions: Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a completed CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Employment Application Form to Dr. B. Chrubasik, Chair, Department of Historical Studies by e-mail to: hsjobs@utoronto.ca. CV’s will be used to help determine an applicant’s mastery in the subject matter. Candidates should provide results of teaching evaluations, when available.
Closing Date: 03/04/2025, 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.