Sessional Lecturer - VPAC15H3F Cultural Policy
Department of Arts, Culture and Media
University of Toronto Scarborough
ARTS MANAGEMENT
Emergency Posting
POSTING DATE: July 8, 2025
CLOSING DATE: July 23, 2025
The following Sessional Lecturer positions are available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media for the Fall 2025 academic session. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department’s Applicant Pool: all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since September 1, 2005, and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twenty-four months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12.
Application Process
Applications must be submitted electronically, with a cover letter outlining your qualifications and a current curriculum vitae to Professor ME Luka, Acting Chair of the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/acm/app/sl
Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:
Sessional Lecturer I: $9,820.50
Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term (Six or more years as SL I): $10,510.04
Sessional Lecturer II: $10,510.04
Sessional Lecturer III: $10,760.28
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.
Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): F courses: Sep. 2 – Dec. 2, 2025
Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2025 for F courses.
Course Code & Description |
Section/ Time |
Dates of Appointment |
Estimated Enrolment |
Estimated T.A. Hours |
Duties |
Qualifications |
VPAC15H3F Cultural Policy A survey of the principles, structures, and patterns of cultural policy and how these impact arts and media funding structures in Canada, nationally and internationally. Through original research including interviews in the sector, group and individual assignments will explore a wide range of cultural policy issues, processes, and theoretical commitments underpinning the subsidized arts, commercial and public media industries, and hybrid cultural enterprises, critically exploring the role of advocacy and the strengths and weaknesses of particular policy approaches. |
LEC 01 In-person
MO 9-12
Tutorials 1. TU 9-10 2. TU 10-11 3. TU 11-12
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September 1 - December 31, 2025 |
90 |
120 TA Hours |
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 and final portfolios; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours. Managing and mentoring Teaching Assistants. |
Teaching experience in at least one course at the postsecondary level as TA or preferably instructor of record. Cultural policy experience and/or teaching is preferred. Direct expertise in the field and relevant experience working within the not-for-profit arts and/or media arts sector. Advanced university degree preferred.
***Applicants: please state clearly in your cover letter how your experience and expertise match each of these qualifications. *** |
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.
Courses must meet a minimum enrolment of more than 50 in order to qualify for TA hours
Job Segment:
Research