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Sessional Lecturer - CPS3901H Historical and Scientific Foundations of Psychology

Date Posted: 06/04/2025
Req ID: 43260
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Psychology
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

 

Description:

CPS3901H Historical and Scientific Foundations of Psychology

Lecture schedule: Mondays

Delivery mode: Online

TA Support: None

Estimated course enrollment: 9

Appointment Date: September 2, 2025 to December 2, 2025

 

Course description:

A critical and comprehensive examination of the historical, philosophical, and scientific bases of psychology. The overarching goal of this course is to inform students to use the history of the field to evaluate and think critically about how psychologists generate knowledge and how that may inform clinical science research and practice. In this course, there is a strong emphasis on historical topics in psychology more broadly and their relation to themes in clinical psychology.

 

Qualifications: Successful candidates must have completed their Ph.D., preferably in Clinical Psychology.  The ideal candidate should have a breadth of experience and in-depth knowledge in the historical, philosophical, and scientific bases of psychology. 

 

Duties:  Duties include delivery of all course components including, for example, lectures, hosting and moderating student presentations and discussions, delivery and/or submission of assignments and exams.

 

Salary:
Sessional Lecturer I - $9820.70 inclusive of vacation pay (0.5 FCE) | Sessional Lecturer I Long Term - $10,510.04 inclusive of vacation pay (0.5 FCE) | Sessional Lecturer II - $10,510.04 inclusive of vacation pay (0.5 FCE) | Sessional Lecturer III - $10,760.28 inclusive of vacation pay (0.5 FCE)

 

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.

 

Closing Date: 06/24/2025, 11:59PM EDT

Please apply by using this link: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/
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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.

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