Sessional Lecturer – APS440H1S – Making Sense of Accidents

Date Posted: 10/25/2022
Req ID: 28139
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Cross-Disciplinary Programs Office
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course description: Despite the best of engineering practices, spectacular failures of complex technological systems occur regularly. Traditional engineering explanations for the causes of accidents utilize eventchain models and often blame operators. This course highlights the limitations of such models and shows that accidents in sociotechnical systems can be better understood using systems engineering. Further insights are provided by reviewing various sociological theories that have been advanced to explain and prevent accidents.

Estimated enrolment:  36

Estimated TA support:   0

Course Schedule:  Mondays and Wednesdays 12-2 p.m.

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1 – April 30, 2023

Stipend: $12,930 inclusive of vacation pay

Qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent professional experience in the area of forensic engineering and/or systems engineering.  Previous experience teaching a similar course is highly desirable.

Duties: The lecturer will prepare for and deliver 13 weeks of lectures and tutorials; set assignments and term work assessments and final assessment as appropriate; collate and submit marks; handle petitions after final marks have been submitted; communicating with students both inside and outside of class times.   Preparation of a deferred examination may also be required. Delivery of this course is intended to be in-person but may be online or a hybrid as dictated by Public Health guidelines.

Closing Date: November 15, 2022, 11:59 p.m.    .

Those interested should submit a cover letter, current cv detailing teaching experience, and CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form by email to:

Sharon Brown
Assistant Director

Cross-Disciplinary Programs Office

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering

email: s.brown@utoronto.ca

Closing Date: 11/15/2022, 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.