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Sessional Instructional Assistant, STA2535HF L0101 - Life Insurance Mathematics

Date Posted: 07/02/2025
Req ID: 43836
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Department of Statistical Sciences
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

STA2535HF L0101– Life Insurance Mathematics

This graduate course develops the theory and application of life insurance products. Beginning with basic life insurance and annuity valuation, the course introduces the concepts of premium reserving, multiple decrements, multiple life insurance, and expense loading. As well, topics in pension mathematics will be covered. The course and projects emphasize numerical implementation and practical relevance.

Estimated Course Enrolment	Up to 38
Estimated SIA Hours	30 hours
Schedule	Tuesdays 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Tutorial	Thursdays 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Delivery Method	In person
Sessional Dates	September 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Salary	$54.27 plus vacation pay

Qualifications: BSc in the field of Statistics, Actuarial Science, or Mathematics. At least one year of experience working with AXIS software.

Description of duties: Grading assignments/tests in AXIS.

This position includes the completion of any course work and marking not finished by December 31, 2025.

Closing Date: July 31, 2025

Application Procedure: All individuals interested in the position must submit a Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Application Forms available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form to unit3apps.statistics@utoronto.ca.

Closing Date: 07/31/2025, 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.

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.

For your information: Please note that with respect to the hiring of Sessional Instructional Assistants, the Unit 3 collective agreement affirms that the provisions of Article 16:03 (a) of the CUPE local 3902, Unit 1 Collective Agreement (extending preference hiring of students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or prospective graduate students who have made applications to be enrolled), take precedence as between Unit 1 and Unit 3.

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.

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