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Fall 2025 Sessional Lecturer: LMP2004H, Introduction to Biostatistics (0.5 FCE)

Date Posted: 06/17/2025
Closing Date: 07/18/2025, 11:59PM EDT
Req ID: 43628
Job Category: Sessional Instruction
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Lab. Medicine & Pathobiology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

 

Description:

This course is designed to provide an introduction to Biostatistics to graduate students in the Health Sciences. It aims to focus on topics and applications present in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology. Students will become familiar with fundamental concepts of biostatistical methods and their application to real research problems. The concepts of types of data, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation, linear regression and analysis of variance will be covered.

 

The course will be using the R software for practical examples and practice exercises. Students are expected to learn how to use the R software for simple data analysis using methods covered in the course. Tutorials on how to use the R software will be provided.
 

Estimated course enrollment:  ~ 20 students 
 

Estimated TA support: 1 TA (70 hours)

 

Class schedule:  To be confirmed, 36 hours of contact time

 

Sessional dates of appointment:  September 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

 

Salary (0.5 FCE):  

Sessional Lecturer I - $9,457.90
Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term - $9,930.79
Sessional Lecturer II - $10,121.77
Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term - $10,326.62
Sessional Lecturer III - $10,362.76
Sessional Lecturer III – Long Term - $10,570.02
 

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:  PhD with academic teaching experience.

 

Description of duties:  Prepare and deliver lectures and tutorials. Prepare, carry out and mark assessments of students. Maintain reasonable hours for student contact outside of scheduled contact hours.

 

Application instructions:  Please submit application using the following form: LMP2004H: Introduction to Biostatistics (0.5 FCE)

 

CAUTION: This ad is “posted only” to the U of T CUPE 3902 Unit 3 job board. Please see the information directly above for the application instructions; applications submitted via the "Apply Now" button on this page will NOT be considered for this position.

 

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.
 

Diversity Statement

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