Sessional Lecturer – AMS310H1F: US Democracy at a Crossroads

Date Posted: 06/25/2024

Req ID: 37917

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Centre for Study of United States

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Centre for the Study of the United States is seeking to hire one Sessional Lecturer for the following course:

Course number and title: AMS310H1F: Approaches to American Studies: US Democracy at a Crossroads: The 2024 Election in Historical Perspective

Course description: What is U.S. democracy? As our neighbor to the south lurches toward another presidential election, U.S. democracy seems to be at a crossroads. For some Americans, the very survival of democracy is on the ballot. This seminar will examine key periods of U.S. history where Americans defined and contested the meaning of U.S. democracy—periods in which some struggled to expand U.S. democracy while others fought to restrict it.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 20 students.

Estimated TA support: N/A

Schedule: Thursdays 14:00-16:00

• Please note, the delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.

Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024

Rate of Pay:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90 includes 4% vacation pay

Sessional Lecturer 1, Long term: $9,930.79 includes 6% vacation pay

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77 includes 6% vacation pay

Sessional Lecturer II, Long term : $10,326.61 includes 6% vacation pay

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76 includes 6% vacation pay

Sessional Lecturer III, Long term : $10,570.01 includes 6% 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:

PhD in History with a focus on the United States, post 1877. Understanding of and engagement with the field of American Studies is a plus. Mastery of the subject area as related to the course description above required. Applicants must demonstrate evidence of an interdisciplinary approach and must be prepared to present an interdisciplinary course. Previous experience teaching at the university level and teaching a similar course required. Demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching preferred.

Preferred qualifications: Demonstrated teaching experience in the field of American Studies, broadly conceived; Post-Civil War to mid-twentieth century U.S. history; Labor and Working-Class history, the history of capitalism, and the history of empire. Previous experience teaching a similar course is desirable.

Description of duties:

Duties include the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration, and marking of assignments, tests, and exams; calculation and submission of grades; and holding regular office hours (two hours each week). There will be 24 hours of lectures in this course and one office hour per teaching week.

Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located.

Application instructions: Applications should be emailed to csus@utoronto.caand must include:

• application form available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form
• Updated CV
• Draft of course syllabi
• teaching evaluations
• two letters of reference, sent directly from your referees, that address your teaching skills

Closing Date: 07/17/2024, 11:59PM EDT

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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