Sessional Lecturer – PHYA10H3

Date Posted: 06/13/2024

Req ID: 37825

Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough

Department: UTSC:Dept-Physical & Environmental Sci

Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Course number and title: PHYA10H3 – Physics I for Physical Sciences

Course description: The course is intended for students in physical, environmental and mathematical sciences. The course introduces the basic concepts used to describe the physical world with mechanics as the working example. This includes mechanical systems (kinematics and dynamics), energy, momentum, conservation laws, waves, and oscillatory motion.

Estimated course enrolment: 240

Number of Hours: 1.0 FCE

Sessional dates of appointment: Specific duties will occur between Septmeber 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.

Salary: Starting September 1, 2023 the following rates of pay apply for half courses (F or S), inclusive of vacation pay: $9457.89 for a Sessional Lecturer I; $9,930.79 for a Sessional Lecturer I Long Term; $10,151.76 for a Sessional Lecturer II; $10,326.61 for an Sessional Lecturer II Long Term; 10,362.76 Sessional Lecturer III; and $10,570.02 for a Sessional Lecturer III Long Term.

Minimum qualifications: 

Ph.D. in Physics or a physical sciences-based field with an undergraduate degree in physics. Previous experience in teaching at the University level. 

Preferred qualifications: 

Description of duties: 

Preparation and delivery of lectures (3h/week) and organization of laboratory practical sessions, quizzes, creation of an exam, midterm test, assignments or reading quizzes, as well as quiz, test and exam solutions, exam marking, marks management, and availability at regularly scheduled weekly office hours. The instructor will set quizzes and/or assignments to support the learning of course content and will provide solutions to the midterm, quizzes and assignments to a course marker. Additional duties include organizing approximately six practical sessions per week by managing a group of Teaching Assistant demonstrators for the practical sessions. Practical sessions should include at least two formal labs during the term that will be supported in concept and delivery by a departmental physics technician. Management of online support for the course in the form of announcements, notes and term work solutions is also expected. Schedule for the course:

Lectures: Tuesdays from 3:00PM-4:00PM and Thursdays from 3:00PM-5:00PM

We can’t adjust the lecture schedule, so please only apply if you are available during the times above.

Application Procedures:

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment;

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 CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement; Consequently, they should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.

All applicants who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application form and an updated curriculum vitae (including a valid email address) through the online application system: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/envu/app/sl

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please get in touch with Annie Kostadinova at [email protected].

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Closing Date: 07/06/2024, 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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