Sessional Instructor - URD1041H1F - Introduction to Urban Design Theory

Date Posted: 06/16/2025
Req ID: 43569
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course number and title: URD1041H1F – Introduction to Urban Design Theory

Description: This course is an introduction to contemporary urbanism and urban design. In a seminar format, students will explore: theoretical writings and manifestoes; and urban projects and practices. These will come to be seen as attempts to shape the physical organization of cities in response to the forces which drive change in modern urban society. This course is not a comprehensive historical survey. It is instead, a critical review of approaches to urbanism composed of theories, positions and design projects as well as glimpses into contemporary urban design practice.

Estimated course enrolment: 12

Estimated TA support: N/A

Class schedule: Tuesday 3:00pm - 6:00pm | Room TBD

Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,820.70

Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,510.04

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,510.04

Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,760.28

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,760.28

Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,030.36

*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:        

MArch or MLA with an MUD degree or professional architectural or urban design experience preferred. We are seeking applicants with a proven record of teaching graduate-level seminars in history and theory of urbanism, urban design, or cities.

Preferred Qualifications:       

PhD in Architecture or related disciplines is preferred. Experience and knowledge of both non-Western and Western contexts is preferred.

Duties:

Preparation and delivery of course material; managing digital teaching materials; preparation and delivery of assignments, tests, final examinations and deferred final examinations; marking of student work, submission of grades, dealing with student enquiries, appeals and petitions and student contact hours.

Application Instructions:

Applicants should submit by email a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form.  Please ensure you are using the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form. Please submit application to sessionals@daniels.utoronto.ca.

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Closing Date: 07/08/2025, 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.