Sessional Lecturer GGR337H5F – Environmental Remote Sensing

Date Posted: 04/02/2025

Req ID: 42382

Faculty/Division: UTM: Geography

Department: UTM: Geography

Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Job Posting for Sessional Lecturer

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement

Course: GGR337H5 F Environmental Remote Sensing

Description: This introductory course emphasizes mastering fundamental remote sensing concepts and utilizing remotely sensed data for monitoring land resources and environmental change. Topics include surface-energy interactions, sensor systems, image interpretation, and applications for examining soil, vegetation and water resources. Upon completion of this course, students should have the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue more advanced work in digital image processing and remote sensing applications. [24L, 12P]

Class Schedule:

LEC0101

Tuesdays & Thursdays 15:00 – 17:00

PRA0101

Tuesdays 17:00 – 19:00

PRA0102

Thurdays 17:00 – 19:00

Estimated enrolment: 60

TA support: subject to final enrolment numbers

Sessional dates of appointment: May 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025

Salary: In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, rate of pay is $9,457.89 for a Half (F/S) course, $18,915.79 for a full (Y) course. All pay rates are inclusive of 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.”

Qualifications: PhD or PhD candidate in Geomatics or a related field. Proficient with ErDAS, ArcPro. Previous experience teaching a similar course, and evidence of teaching excellence in the subject covered in the course would be an asset.

Description of Duties: All normal duties related to 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; holding regular office hours; supervising TA’s assigned to course; order all necessary readings. The mode of instruction for this course is online synchronous.

Application Submission: To be considered for a position applicants must submit the attached CUPE application form (follow this link to download the application) as well as their CV of no more than 3 pages together with recent course evaluations by email to: geography.admin@utoronto.ca.

Closing Date: 04/09/2025, 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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