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Sessional Lecturer - CRI3020H Criminology and the Policy Making Process - Emergency Posting

Date Posted: 07/07/2025
Req ID: 44123
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Ctr of Criminology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

 

Description:

Course Number and Title: CRI3020H F Criminology and the Policy Making Process Winter 2026 (0.5 FCE) 
 
Number of Positions: 1.We are seeking 1 Sessional Lecturer I to teach the course (0.5 FCE)
 
Course Description: Criminological theories and research are used by a wide variety of non-academic audiences including activists, bureaucrats, lawyers, judges, politicians and law enforcement actors. This course will examine criminology's potential to propel social change or reinforce the status quo by studying a selection of current Canadian debates and policy discussions within the fields of civil liberties and criminal justice. Specific topics may include criminal record checks, the bail system and pre-trial detention, "carding" and racial profiling, prison conditions, safe injection sites, prostitution and/or sentencing reform. The topics will cover a range of processes which mobilize criminological expertise including litigation, government-led policy reform and grass roots activism. Throughout the course we will consider the benefits and pitfalls of using social science to propel social change and the various ways in which social science research has been used (or abused) within the Canadian context.
 
Estimated course enrollment: 25 students

TA Hours: N/A

Class schedule: TU:14:00-16:00

*Please note, the delivery method for this course is currently in person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.

Sessional dates of appointment: Janunary 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026

Salary: (0.5 FCE) 
Sessional Lecturer I - $9,820.7 
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 Lecturers 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: Either Ph.D. or MA in relevant social science discipline (e.g. criminology, sociology or politi calscience), or law degree, and relevant professional experience required.

Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. in relevant social science discipline (e.g. criminology, sociology, or political science), or law degree and relevant professional experience required. Experience teaching this course or another similar coursewould be desirable.

Description of duties: All duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; printing of course material; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; and order all necessary readings.

Application Instruction:

Applicants must submit an updated curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching in the relevant area (including student evaluations, if available), and the CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form to Meng Xiao at assistant.crimsl@utoronto.ca no later than the closing date of the job posting. The email's subject line should read"Application CUPE Unit 3".

 

Closing Date: 07/09/2025, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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