Sessional Lecturer – HPS 225H1S Remaking the Past: The Recreation and Reenactment of Tech & Science

Date Posted: 05/28/2024

Req ID: 37551

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Inst for Hist & Phil of Sci & Tech

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course number and title: HPS 225H1S Remaking the Past: The Re-creation and Re-enactment of Technology and Science

Course description: One path to understanding the knowledge of the past is by attempting to re-create it. From rebuilding and sailing ancient sea vessels to reenacting scientific experiments, re-creation is used to investigate past approaches to technology and science. Using such methods, researchers seek to understand what was known, and also to experience how it was known. But, a persistent question remains: are authentic experiences truly possible across distances of time and culture? 

The course surveys several academic domains to explore how an array of approaches to re-creation are used and understood. As a term assignment, participants will design and share their own hypothetical re-creation project. 

Estimated course enrolment: 50 to 100

Estimated TA support: 100 to 180 hours

Class schedule: Tuesdays 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1 to April 30, 2025

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I – $9,457.90; Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term – $9,930.79; 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.

Required qualifications: PhD in the History of Science or a cognate field such as History. Experience in teaching at the university level.

Preferred qualifications: Evidence of excellence in teaching; scholarly engagement in endeavors concerning the re-creation/re-enactment of science and technology.

Description of duties: Preparation and delivery of course materials; preparation and delivery of assignments; supervision of teaching assistants, if applicable; marking of student work; submission of grades to university officials; reasonable student contact and office hours.

Application instructions: All individuals interested in this position must submit a Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form available at https://hrandequity.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf by email to [email protected] with the subject line “Application for SL for HPS225H1S 2024-25”.

A valid applicant email address must be included. 

Closing Date: 06/19/2024, 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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