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Sessional Lecturer: ESS492Y - Earth Sciences Thesis Course

 

 

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES

Faculty of Arts and Science
University of Toronto

 

JOB POSTING - SESSIONAL LECTURER (0.5 FCE)

Description:

Course Number and Title:  ESS492Y – Earth Sciences Thesis Course

 

Course description: Students in ESS492Y develop a year-long research project in collaboration with a faculty supervisor. The instructor for the companion course ESS492Y schedules semi-regular meetings to develop students’ skills in proposal development, literature reviews and presentation of results in oral and written forms. At the end of the academic year the students are required to present their thesis projects to members of the department. Arts and Science Breadth Category: The Physical & Mathematical Universes (5)

 

Estimated course enrollment: 12

 

Estimated TA support: none

 

Schedule: TBD (daytimes, Mon-Fri, 3 meetings per term plus full day of presentations in early April)

 

Sessional dates: September 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026

 

Rate of pay: Stipend for 0.5FCE including vacation pay as of September 1, 2025:

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.

 

Qualifications: A Ph.D. degree in Earth Sciences or related discipline, knowledge of various Earth science fields. Previous teaching experience at the university level will be a plus.

 

Description of duties: The lecturer will schedule semi-regular meetings each semester to develop students’ skills in key areas such as proposal development, literature reviews, scientific writing, and presentation of results in oral and written forms. The lecturer will be responsible for the overall coordination and effective delivery of the course. This includes planning and scheduling meetings with the students, organizing the presentation day, designing assignments, assessing assignments as well as final thesis presentations (oral and written), liaising with faculty supervisors and coordinating the evaluation of the final thesis report, submitting final course marks, course evaluations, providing scheduled office hours for academic counselling, and so forth. A past instructor’s syllabus can be made available to the sessional lecturer.

 

Application Procedure: Please submit a completed application form with your CV and teaching dossier (statement of teaching philosophy and other documentation demonstrating teaching experience) to jobs@es.utoronto.ca by 11:59pm EST on July 9, 2025.  Please label the PDF documents using the following format: LastName, FirstName - Course Code – Application/ CV/ Dossier. Messages in the body of the email will not be considered.  If during the application and/or selection process you require accommodation due to a disability, please contact jobs@es.utoronto.ca.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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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