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Sessional Lecturer for CIN369H1F - Critical Writing on Film

Date Posted: 06/11/2025
Req ID: 43439
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Cinema Studies
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

 

Description:

Course number and title: CIN369H1F - Critical Writing on Film

 

Course description: This course examines the practice of film criticism. Course includes studies of journalistic and scholarly critical writing, practical sessions of process writing, collaborative editing, and regular film screenings.

 

Estimated course enrolment: 19 students

 

Estimated TA support: N/A

 

Class schedule: Monday 9:00-11:00, Tuesday 9:00-11:00

 

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1 - December 31, 2025.

 

Salary: 

Sessional Lecturer I: $18,915.79

Sessional Lecturer I, Long Term: $19,861.58

Sessional Lecturer II: $20,243.53

Sessional Lecturer III: $20,725.52

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:

  • MA or PhD in Cinema/Film
  • At least 3 years of experience teaching cinema at the university level, specifically film writing and analysis, with a concentration on film criticism
  • At least 3 years of experience marking undergraduate essays in cinema
  • Ability to teach online if public health issues requir

 

Preferred qualifications:

  • National and international reputation as a film or cultural critic

 

Description of duties: The Sessional Lecturer will follow the broad outline of the syllabus that has been established for the course, using any textbooks/films that may have been ordered. Revisions and/or updates to the curriculum should be discussed with the Director. They will lecture, grade assignments, hold office hours each week, and answer queries by email or appointment.

 

Application instructions: Those interested should email a curriculum vitae (PDF) and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form to: Cinema Studies Institute HR.

Closing Date: 07/03/2025, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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