Sessional Lecturer - WGS436H1S - Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies: Prisons and Abolition

Date Posted: 06/18/2025
Req ID: 43594
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Women and Gender Studies Institute
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title: WGS436H1S - Advanced Topics in Women and Gender Studies: Prisons and Abolition

Course Description: This course offers a transnational perspective on prisons and abolition movements. Combining feminist approaches to carceral studies, psychology, and phenomenology, it centres human subjective experiences within – and in opposition to – local and global configurations of the prison industrial complex. 

Enrolment Estimate: 20 students

Estimated TA Support: none

Class Schedule: Tuesday 13:00-15:00

The delivery method for this course is currently 100% in person. In keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty of Arts and Science or the Women and Gender Studies Institute.

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026

Salary:

$9,820.70 (Sessional Lecturer I);

$10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer I Long Term);

$10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer II);

$10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer II Long Term);

$10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer III)

$11,030.36 (Sessional Lecturer III Long Term);

includes vacation pay

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.

Minimum Qualifications: Completed Ph.D. with a scholarly background in areas related to the specific course required.

Preferred Qualifications: Relevant lived experience and a blend of expertise in carceral studies and psychology as well as an emphasis on feminist abolition and global comparative approaches to carceral violence.

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.

Description of Duties:

• Preparing the syllabus, reading list and lecture materials

• Delivering lectures

• Developing, marking and administering course assignments, tests and final assessments

• Holding regular office hours

• Communicating with students via email and Quercus

Application Process: Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV including,evidence of teaching similar courses (if applicable), a list of two references, and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form by Friday, July 11, 2025.

Applications should be sent to:

Undergraduate Coordinator

c/o Paul Tsang, WGSI Business Officer

Women and Gender Studies Institute,

Email: wgsi.bo@utoronto.ca

Applications and CVs should be submitted by e-mail.

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.