Sessional Lecturer - PLA 1656 H1F - Land Use Planning: Principles and Practice

Date Posted: 06/18/2025
Req ID: 43686
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Geography
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Description: This course introduces students to the statutory and non-statutory components of land use planning, including implications of various planning policies and tools, as well as the role and responsibilities of key stakeholders in the planning process. In doing so, it provides students with a foundation in the planning framework in Ontario, through a review of the intent of legislation and policy, and a critical discussion of the application of policy to current issues in planning and case studies. With an emphasis on several concerns of relevance to municipalities in the Toronto region, the course also reviews planning approaches from cities around the world. The course focuses on land-use planning but also explores other key aspects of the planning process.

Estimate of course enrollment:  30

Estimate of TA Support:  None                               

Class Schedule: Mondays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Sessional dates of appointment:             September 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

Salary:                                                         Sessional Lecturer I - $4,910.35  

                                                                          Sessional Lecturer I Long-term - $5,255.02  

                                                                          Sessional Lecturer II - $5,255.02  

                                                                          Sessional Lecturer II Long-term - $5,380.14
 Sessional Lecturer III - $5,380.14

                                                                          Sessional Lecturer III Long-term - $5,515.18

This posting is for two 0.25 FCE positions to co-teach this course

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 Professional master’s degree in urban planning required. Substantial experience in professional planning practice in either the public or private sector required. Suitable background knowledge in land use planning required. Practice in the public sector preferred. Previous university level experience as a sole or co-instructor preferred. Previous graduate level university teaching strongly preferred.

Brief description of duties: Preparing course outline and syllabus. Delivering lectures; developing and administering grading, course assignments. Holding office hours. Grading of assignments and providing student feedback.

Closing Date and Procedure for a pool member to indicate interest in being considered for the position: To apply, please submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if had previous teaching assignments), the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form and names for two possible references by July 11, 2025 to: 

Professor Matthew Farish, Interim-Chair

Department of Geography and Planning

Faculty of Arts and Science – University of Toronto

100 St. George Street, Room 5047

Toronto, ON M5S 3G3

Email: jobs@geog.utoronto.ca

Posted on the CUPE 3902 (Unit 3) Opportunities site at: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/go/CUPE-3902-%28Unit-3%29-Opportunities/2607317/.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 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. 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. 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.

Closing Date: 07/11/2025, 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.