Sessional Lecturer: ERE1195H1F – Topics in Ukraine: Ukrainian History and Politics

Date Posted: 05/24/2024

Req ID: 37391

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Ctr for European, Russian&Eurasian Stds

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course title: ERE1195H1F – Topics in Ukraine: Ukrainian History and Politics

Course Description:

On 24 February 2022 Russia attacked Ukraine. How did we get there? This course will explore the complex relationship between Ukraine, Russia, and the West on the eve of Russia’s war in Ukraine. We will cover Ukraine’s pre-Soviet, Soviet, and post-Soviet history, with special attention to the country’s current political, social, and cultural issues, including the legacies of the past in post-1991 Ukraine, corruption and the ambitious anti-corruption reforms, the power of oligarchs, the role of mass civic protests such as Euromaidan, Ukraine’s new cultural achievements, decommunization, post-Soviet urbanism, and the shaping of an inclusive civic identity in the wake of the Russian invasion. The course will also provide students with tools for verifying information in the fast-moving context of war. Finally, students will be asked to think about and develop postwar scenarios.

Estimate of Course Enrollment: 20

Estimate of TA support: none

Class schedule: Wednesdays, 2-4 pm

• 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: 1 September 2024 – 31 December 2024

Salary: 

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90

Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $9,930.80

Sessional Lecturer II $10,121.77

Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,326.62

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76

Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $10,570.02

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

Preferred qualifications: PhD in History with at least 5 years of teaching experience in a North American university setting

Brief description of duties: Two hours weekly seminars with graduate students; regular consultation with students; office hours, design of syllabus, grading and evaluation as required.

Applications procedure: please send your cover letter and CV along with the Unit 3 application form available for download on the website https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf to CERES Business Officer Dr. Olga Kesarchuk (olga.kesarchuk@utoronto.ca) 

Closing Date: 06/17/2024, 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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