Sessional Lecturer: MGHC02H3 - Management Skills

Date Posted: 06/16/2025
Req ID: 43563
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Management
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Description:

MGHC02H3 - Management Skills - Fall 2025

This course will help students develop the critical skills required by today's managers. Topics covered include self-awareness, managing stress and conflict, using power and influence, negotiation, goal setting, and problem-solving. These skills are important for leadership and will enable students to behave more effectively in their working and personal lives. This course includes work-integrated-learning components, and satisfies the WIL requirement of the BBA degree.

Enrollment: 40

Position: 1

Appointment: TUE 19:00 - 21:00

Job Details

The following positions for a Sessional Lecturer are available in the Department of Management for the Fall 2025 academic session. This posting is in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 Unit 3.

All applicants who wish to be considered for a particular position must complete the online application form and submit an updated curriculum vitae. It is strongly advised that all applicants include applicable teaching evaluations, if available.

Apply at: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/
(E-mailed applications or applications through SuccessFactors will NOT BE ACCEPTED)

Posting Date: June 16, 2025, 12:00 pm EST.
Application Deadline: July 8, 2025, 11:59pm EST.

Please refer to the posting for the official timetable.

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.
In considering qualified applicants, teaching excellence, currency in and mastery of subject area; previous experience in teaching a similar course at undergraduate (university) level or similar environment; several years related professional experience shall be the criteria used in the selection of the most qualified candidate in accordance with Article 14:12.

Similar courses are called exclusions within the U of T Calendar found at: https://utsc.calendar.utoronto.ca/search-courses.

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 posted position.
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.

Courses run as follows:
F Term - Tuesday, September 2, 2025 to Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The Exam period is as follows:
Friday, December 5, 2025 to Saturday, December 20, 2025

Please note: All positions involve completion of all course grading. You must be available throughout the exam period as exams are scheduled centrally and individual preferences for exam times/dates cannot always be accommodated.

Minimum Qualifications

A master's degree in industrial relations and human resources or organizational behaviour/industrial-organizational psychology and at least 1 course at the graduate level relevant to leadership OR a master's degree in social/personality psychology with at least 2 courses at the graduate level in organizational psychology and relevant to leadership. A strong academic record along with previous experience teaching this course or a similar course at the undergraduate level OR experience with activities related to teaching this course (e.g., experience being a teaching assistant, teaching some sessions of the course, experience in course development, etc.)

All candidates must have proof of excellent oral and written communications skills. Shortlisted candidates must be prepared to submit course outlines of courses developed/taught/assisted in, and teaching evaluations (if any). Additionally, they may be asked to provide an example of an individually written research paper or provide a lecture during the applicant review process.

Preferred Qualifications
In addition to the minimum, a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior or Industrial-Organizational Psychology OR a /Social/Personality Psychology with at least 2 courses at the graduate level in leadership or organizational behaviour/organizational psychology. A strong academic record along with previous experience teaching this course or a similar course at the undergraduate level with good teaching evaluations.

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, holding regular office hours and maintaining reasonable availability for student and administrative contact, supervision of T.A. assigned to course. Additionally, there is an expectation to teach experientially with role plays, games, and simulations, and cases and to conduct debriefing on these role plays by integrating theory and research in the field while doing so. Instructors may also be expected to have a work-integrated learning project as a group or individual project for students (with staff support).

TA Support
Approximately 50 minutes per student enrolled over 30

Notes
TA Support: Approximately 50 minutes per student enrolled over 30

Salary for a half-course (0.50 FCEs) inclusive of vacation pay: The Sessional Lecturer I rate of pay will be $9,820.70. Sessional Lecturer I-Long Term rate of pay will be $10,510.04. Sessional Lecturer II rate of pay will be $10,510.04. Sessional Lecturer II-Long Term rate of pay will be $10,760.28. Sessional Lecturer III rate of pay will be $10,760.28. Sessional Lecturer III-Long Term rate of pay will be $11,030.36.

Closing Date: 07/08/2025, 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.