Sessional Lecturer – PLA 1656 H1F: Land Use Planning: Principles and Practice

Date Posted: 06/25/2024

Req ID: 38192

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Dept of Geography

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

PLA 1656 H1F: Land Use Planning: Principles and Practice

Course Description: This course introduces students to the statutory and non-statutory components of the planning process, including issues and implications of various planning policies and tools, and the role and responsibilities of key stakeholders. The course provides students with a foundation in the planning framework in Ontario, through a review of the intent of legislation and policy, and a critical discussion of the application of policy to current issues and case studies. With an emphasis on several issues of relevance to municipalities in the Toronto region, it also reviews planning approaches from cities around the world. The course focuses on land-use planning but also explores other key considerations and issues in the planning process.

Estimate of course enrollment: 30

Estimate of TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Mondays, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I – $4,728.95. Sessional Lecturer I Long-term – $4,965.40. Sessional Lecturer II – $5,060.88. Sessional Lecturer II Long-term – $5,163.31; Sessional Lecturer III – $5,181.38; Sessional Lecturer III Long-term – $5,285.01

This posting is for two 0.25 FCE positions to co-teach this course

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: A Professional master’s degree in urban planning required. Substantial experience in professional planning practice in either the public or private sector required. Suitable background knowledge in land use planning required.

Preferred Qualifications: Practice in the public sector preferred. Previous university level experience as a sole or co-instructor preferred. Previous graduate level university teaching strongly preferred.

Brief description of duties: Preparing course outline and syllabus. Delivering lectures; developing and administering grading, course assignments. Holding office hours. Grading of assignments and providing student feedback.

Closing Date and Procedure for a pool member to indicate interest in being considered for the position: To apply, please submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if had previous teaching assignments), the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form and names for two possible references by July 16, 2024 to: 

Professor Sarah Wakefield, Graduate Chair

Department of Geography and Planning

Faculty of Arts and Science – University of Toronto

100 St. George Street, Room 5047

Toronto, ON M5S 3G3

Email: jobs@geog.utoronto.ca

Closing Date: 07/16/2024, 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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