PSL1040 – Course Coord & Lecturer 1 1

The Department of Physiology, University of Toronto (St. George campus) is recruiting a Sessional Coordinator and Lecturer for PSL1040 (Systems Biology in Physiology) during the 2024-25 Winter Session. The course will run from January 6 to April 30, 2025, inclusive of the term test.

Course number and title: PSL1040 – Systems Biology in Physiology

Course Description: Systems biology is a recent area of science that links general medical scientific research approaches with ‘large scale’ analyses. The overall goal of systems biology science is to connect complex biological networks with biochemical and physiological outcomes. Systems biology platforms include many of the ‘omic’ disciplines such as: genomics, epigenetics, transcriptomics, network signaling, metabolomics, interactomics, lipidomics and proteomics.

The course will begin with a set of general lecture overviews of the approaches available, basic theory, and application. The remaining lectures will be student-driven, seminar-based discussions with Faculty members as facilitators of this discussion. We will cover the major systems biology literature and technical approaches. The general course detail will be relatively narrow given the topics covered, however the written essay will provide the student sufficient opportunity to explore one area in greater detail.

Sessional dates of appointment: January to April 2025

Estimated course enrolment: 15

Estimated TA support: 0

Class schedule: During the scheduled Arts and Science winter term, with classes Mondays 2-4 p.m. (online delivery).

Duties: Duties will include supervising the guest faculty who lead various lecture sessions; organizing and administering research paper assignments; providing several lectures during the session; evaluating students during group participation; processing assignment and grading; dealing with student administration inquiries and medical notes. Lectures represent 90% of the teaching for this course.

Pay Rate: Course coordination $3,000.00 (inclusive of vacation pay) and, in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, $8,512.11 (inclusive of vacation pay) for teaching, for a total of $11,512.11.

Qualifications: A PhD and classroom lecturing experience in systems physiology/ biology.

Application Instructions: Interested candidates should submit an application form (available at the following link: https://hrandequity.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf), a letter of interest, their current CV and the name and contact information for one referee who can specifically address the candidate’s lecturing experience and expertise in the content area. This information should be sent to: Alexander Hoy, physiology.teachingsupport@utoronto.ca. The deadline for applications is November 15, 2024.

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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