Sessional Lecturer - FSTB14H3 W26

Date Posted: 06/16/2025
Req ID: 43505
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Physical & Environmental Sci
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Course number and title:  FSTB14H3 - Why We Cook

Course description:  An exploration of how eating and cooking traditions around the world have been affected by economic, environmental, and social changes, including imperialism, migration, climate change, and urbanization. Topics include: immigrant cuisines, commodity exchanges, and the rise of the restaurant. Tutorials focus on exploring cooking traditions from across time and around the world. exploration of how eating traditions around the world have been affected by economic and social changes, including imperialism, migration, the rise of a global economy, and urbanization. Lectures will be supplemented by cooking demonstrations. 

Estimated course enrolment: 60

 Number of Hours: 0.5 FCE 

 Sessional dates of appointment: Specific duties will occur between January 1, 2026 and April 30, 2026.  

Salary:  Starting September 1, 2025 the following rates of pay apply for half courses (F or S), inclusive of vacation pay: $9,820.70 for a Sessional Lecturer I; $10,510.04 for a Sessional Lecturer I-Long Term; $10,510.4 for a Sessional Lecturer II; $10,760.23 for an Sessional Lecturer II-Long Term; $10,760.23 Sessional Lecturer III; and $11,030.34 for a Sessional Lecturer III-Long Term. 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. The rate of pay is established by the Collective Agreement between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 3902 Unit 3 and the University of Toronto. 

Minimum qualifications:  PhD in History with experience in Food History. University teaching experience preferred. Technical and pedagogical competencies in relation to the online delivery of courses would be an asset. Besides knowledge of geological evidence of Earth evolution, knowledge and skills in regard to teaching students basics of mineral, rock and fossil description and identification are required. 

 Past teaching experience is a more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.  

Preferred qualifications:  

Description of duties:  

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; submission of a deferred exam; holding regular office hours.

Schedule for the course:  

Lectures: Thursdays 11:00-1:00PM

We can't adjust the lecture schedule, so please only apply if you are available during the times above.  

Application Procedures: 

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment; 

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 CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement; Consequently, they should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement. 

All applicants who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application form and an updated curriculum vitae (including a valid email address) through the online application system: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/envu/app/sl 

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. 

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. 

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please get in touch with Annie Kostadinova at dpes-undergrad.utsc@utoronto.ca. 

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. 

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 

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.