Sessional Lecturer – MDSB34H3F Comparative Media Industries

Department of Arts, Culture and Media

University of Toronto Scarborough

MEDIA STUDIES

POSTING DATE: June 24, 2024

CLOSING DATE: July 16, 2024

The following Sessional Lecturer positions are available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media for the Fall 2024 academic session. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department’s Applicant Pool: all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since September 1, 2005, and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twenty-four months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. 

Application Process

Applications must be submitted electronically, with a cover letter outlining your qualifications and a current curriculum vitae to Professor Jas Rault, Interim Chair of the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/slship/modules/postings/postings.php?d=237&u=1&s_a=true

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90

Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term (Six or more years as SL I): $9,930.79

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76

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.

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): F courses: Sep. 3 – Dec. 3, 2024

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2024 for F courses.

Course Code & Description

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MDSB34H3F Comparative Media Industries

This course provides an overview of various segments of the media industries, including music, film, television, social media entertainment, games, and digital advertising. Each segment’s history, business models, and labour practices will be examined taking a comparative media approach.

LEC 01

In-person

TU 5-7 PM

September 1 – December 31, 2024

100

Up to 135

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 and final portfolios; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Ph.D., ABD, or advanced degree with knowledge in the area required, strong academic record and professional promise; ongoing research and publication in the field; university teaching experience; demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in curriculum and pedagogy.

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

The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.

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