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Sessional Lecturer - EEB319H1F - Population Ecology

Date Posted: 06/11/2025
Req ID: 43405
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

 

Description:

Course Number and Title:  EEB319H1F – Population Ecology

 

Course Description: Abundance and distribution of populations; population growth and regulation; fluctuations, stochasticity and chaos; meta-population persistence and extinction; age and stage-structured populations; interactions within and between species; optimal harvesting; spread of infectious diseases. Labs include experiments and computer simulations.

 

Estimated Course Enrolment: 60

 

Estimated TA Support: 210 hours

 

Class Schedule: Lectures – Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm; and Labs – Thursdays 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-4:00pm

 

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

 

Salary (0.5 FCE): $9,820.70 for Sessional Lecturer I ($10,510.04 for SLI Long Term); $10,510.04 for Sessional Lecturer II ($10,760.28 for SLII Long Term); $10,760.28 for Sessional Lecturer III ($11,030.36 for SLIII Long Term), inclusive of vacation pay

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: Knowledge of the subject area and ability in teaching the course subject at a university level. A strong background in concepts and basic models of population ecology; experience working in R and writing scripts for population dynamics; knowledge of mark-recapture and other types of ecological fieldwork and analysis; PhD in ecology; demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching at the university level.

 

Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience teaching this or a similar university-level course.

 

Description of the Duties: Prepare and deliver all lectures and laboratory activities; supervise teaching assistant(s) assigned to course; available for office hours; prepare, supervise, and grade of assignments, tests and examinations, as appropriate, in accordance with University regulations as described in the Faculty of Arts & Science Academic Handbook.

 

Application Process: All individuals interested in this position must submit a Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form, available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form, via email to: Jenn English (jenn.english@utoronto.ca), Payroll Officer, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks St. (ESC 3055H), Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3B2

 

Closing Date: 07/04/2025, 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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