• Job Description

  Req#: 34321

  Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology

  University of Toronto Mississauga

  Winter Term 2024 Sessional Lecturer Positions
  The jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

  Posting Date: October 6 2023 Closing Date: October 27, 2023

  The following Sessional Lecturer positions are currently available for Winter 2024 session. For course description, and schedule of classes, tutorial/practical sessions, see the University of Toronto, Timetable Builder at: https://ttb.utoronto.ca/ . Faculty/Division: University of Toronto Mississauga. Winter 2024 Session (S). Department/Subject Area: Communication, Culture, Information & Technology.

  Appointment dates are January to April (S) term).

  The ICCIT invites applications from qualified candidates who are not current University of Toronto students.

  How to Apply:

  A separate application package is required for each course. The package for each course must include a single file in PDF format, containing the following:
  1. Completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/media/537/download?inline
  2. Cover Letter,
  3. Curriculum Vitae.
  Please submit your application package to: ICCIT Director at: ccitjobs@utoronto.ca .

  
  Salary:
  Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.89 inclusive of 4% vacation pay (0.5 FCE)
  Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $9,930.79 inclusive of 6% vacation pay (0.5 FCE)
  Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.76 inclusive of 6% vacation pay (0.5 FCE)
  Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,326.61 inclusive of 6% vacation pay (0.5 FCE)
  Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76 inclusive of vacation pay (0.5 FCE)
  Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $10,570.01 inclusive of 6% vacation pay (0.5 FCE)
  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.
  

  “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.”
  

  Duties
  All normal duties related to the design, administration, and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; supervision of teaching assistants assigned to the course, if applicable; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculations and submission of grades to university officials; holding regular office hours, and maintaining reasonable availability for student contact. Candidates are required to travel to UTM to carry out duties.
  

  Notices and job ads for vacant positions are located on:
  ICCIT Work with Us Website at: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/iccit/work-us#Sessional Lecturers positions
  University of Toronto – CUPE3902 Unit 3 Opportunities:

  
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  CCT111H5S Critical Coding
  This experiential learning course introduces students to the practice and theory of coding, programming, and basic development of user-oriented software. The lectures illustrate a core range of software development concepts that provide the foundations needed for the practical coding of front-end applications such as mobile interfaces or of back-end software such as introductory artificial intelligence or social media analysis. The practicals are lab-based and focus on applying these theoretical skills to solving problems grounded in a critical understanding of the interaction between people, culture, and society, by developing software or apps in languages such as Java, Objective C, Swift.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Tuesdays 11am-1pm (day/time subject to change)
  LEC0102 Mondays 5pm-7pm (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 90 hours in each section
  Estimated Total TA support: 165 hours

  Qualifications: Demonstrated excellence teaching and advanced technological skills are required. Must have completed a graduate degree specific to the subject matter. Experience in teaching a similar topic at the undergraduate level is required. Experience and ability to supervisor teaching assistants are also required.

  CCT204H5S Design Thinking I
  An introduction to the basic concepts and skills of design thinking as an interdisciplinary subject. Emphasizes creative and critical thinking in the design process; provides the student with the theory and operational skills necessary to solve design problems in the realms of symbolic and visual communication, material objects, environments, and organized services and activities.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Thursdays 2pm-4pm (day/time subject to change)
  LEC0201 Tuesdays 3pm-5pm (day/time subject to change
  Anticipated Enrolment: 95 in each section
  Estimated Total TA support: 292 hours

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar design courses at the undergraduate level required. Experience teaching courses with a particular emphasis design and design thinking. Experience with graphic design software including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign or other industry-standard equivalents.

  CCT206H5S Law, Technology and Culture
  This course will provide a detailed review of copyright, trademark and patent law with a special emphasis on how they apply to digital media. This course will also review the law of contract as it applies to digital industries and investigate the relevant tort law. In addition, other regulatory issues will be discussed such as telecommunications and broadcasting law both from a Canadian and an international perspective.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Thursdays 9am-11am (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 250
  Estimated TA support: 400 hours
  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar law courses at the undergraduate or graduate level required. Experience teaching courses with a particular emphasis on internet law and policy.

  CCT328H5S Project Management
  Approaches to the management of complex technical projects will be investigated. Topics include project estimating, costing and evaluation, organizing and managing project teams, quantitative methods for project planning and scheduling, introduction to computer-based project management tools. The course may involve an applied field project.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Tuesdays 3pm-5pm (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 75
  Estimated TA support: 65 hours

  Qualifications: Relevant PhD is preferred, or at least a Masters in Management, Business Administration or related field. Must have demonstrated experience in teaching project management or related course at the undergraduate or graduate level. A demonstrated knowledge of management systems for the planning and organization of enterprise resources to achieve organizational objectives and goals is required.

  
  CCT341H5S Introduction to IT Consulting
  Information Technology (IT) Consulting is a growing profession that embodies the use of computer-supported collaborative tools in the execution of business functions. In this course students engage with the principles of Computer Supported Co-operative Work (CSCW) through an experiential opportunity to work with a real client. Students create an IT Consulting company and take on the role of consultants, learning core skills (soft and hard) necessary for this profession, including client management, communication, ideation, analysis and solution development, project management, presentation skills, and web design. Using case studies we discuss consulting lessons learned and problems to avoid within the context of industry best practices.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  PRA0101 Thursdays 1pm-3pm (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 32
  Estimated TA support: 30 hours

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar courses at the undergraduate level required. Advanced proficiency with enterprise IT systems including commercial ERP and CRM platforms. Proven enterprise project management and leadership skills including execution of advanced information system initiatives and aligning strategic organizational goals with innovative technology-based solutions. Professional experience with integration of complex multi-modal systems comprised of financial systems data mining and analysis platforms, digital commerce ecosystems, and integrated marketing/communications platforms.

  
  CCT356H5S Online Ad and Marketing
  This course investigates the industrial practices and tools of effectively marketing and promoting goods and services online. Topics include analysis of contemporary online advertisement design, the effective use of social media technologies in product marketing, planning online campaigns that reinforce and complement existing marketing and advertising efforts, and understanding key metrics used to evaluate a campaign's effectiveness.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Mondays 5pm-8pm (day/time subject to change)
  LEC0102 Wednesdays 5pm-8pm
  Anticipated Enrolment: 40
  Estimated Total TA support: 50

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar courses at the undergraduate or graduate level required.

  
  CCT401H5S Advanced Thesis Course
  Students will carry out a research project on a topic of their choosing which is related to their specific program focus in Digital Enterprise Management. Students will meet as a group for selected seminars emphasizing advanced research skills and thesis writing. Students will develop a research proposal, conduct research, and produce a research paper.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Mondays 1pm-3pm (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 30
  Estimated TA support: 0 hours

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar courses at the undergraduate level required.

  
  CCT410H5S CCIT Internship I
  This course is a practical internship and is available only upon application from students registered in the CCIT/DEM/TCS programs. Through a placement, students will apply the expertise in communication, culture, and information technology that they have gained through previous courses. Students must plan well in advance for the placement and work closely with the placement officer for CCIT to determine eligibility and suitability. A report and presentation will be required at the end of the placement. These, along with the employer's assessment, will provide the main part of the course mark.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Mondays 9am-11am (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 30
  Estimated TA support: 0 hours

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar courses at the undergraduate level required.

  
  MGD421H5S Technological Entrepreneurship
  This course explores the methods and frameworks of entrepreneurship through an experiential learning model (learning by doing). Students will begin the process of developing a new business venture, exploring their own business ideas and developing a business plan and pitch while working in teams. Topics include the business model, customers and markets, financial models, competition, intellectual property, funding and investment and characteristics of entrepreneurial teams.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Wednesdays 9am-12noon (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 60
  Estimated TA support: 60 hours

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar courses at the undergraduate level required.

  
  WRI173H5S Creative Non-Fiction
  This course is an introduction to creative nonfiction as both a genre and a methodological tool for a variety of fields. It explores creative narrative approaches by professional writers in the form of journalism, documentary, ethnography, memoir, and narrative essay. This course also serves to begin and/or strengthen students’ own writing practice through craft-oriented workshops. Students explore ideas about product and process, form and meaning. Students will experiment with syntactic structures to explore how the form of language serves, or fails to serve, intention and the expression of meaning that may be understood and interpreted by others.

  January to April 2023 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0102 Tuesdays 1pm-3pm (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 35
  Estimated TA support: 0

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar courses at the undergraduate required.

  
  WRI430H5 Journalistic Investigation
  This course examines principles and practices in journalistic investigation and writing, and provides an introduction to the main socio-political issues related to contemporary journalism. The course will consider various models and formats of journalistic writing. Students will design and carry out investigative projects that culminate in a series of journalistic articles. The course will also analyze the Canadian media industry and its evolving labour market.

  January to April 2024 (actual work may extend into May 2024)
  LEC0101 Fridays 11am-1pm (day/time subject to change)
  Anticipated Enrolment: 35
  Estimated TA support: 0

  Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and or demonstrated excellence teaching this course or similar course at the undergraduate.
  

  Closing Date: 10/27/2023, 11:59PM EDT
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  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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