University of Toronto
Sessional Instructional Assistant - PHLB09H3 - Emergency Posting
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Job Description
- Req#: 33682
Date Posted: 08/29/2023
Req ID: 33682
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Philosophy
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)Description:
PHLB09H3 - Biomedical Ethics - Fall 2023
This course is an examination of moral and legal problems in medical practice, in biomedical research, and in the development of health policy. Topics may include: concepts of health and disease, patients' rights, informed consent, allocation of scarce resources, euthanasia, risks and benefits in research and others.
Timetable
Job Details
The following position for a Sessional Instructional Assistant is available in the Department of Philosophy for the 2023-2024 academic session. This is an emergency posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 Unit 3. Please note that the position below is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments. 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 and Sessional Instructional Assistants who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since September 1, 2019 and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twenty-four months.
Application Instructions: All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit a CUPE 3902 application form, cover letter, and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Julia Nefsky, Chair at the Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON, M1C 1A4. Please submit applications online using the following application system: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/posting/9113/details.
Salary: $52.26/hour + 4% vacation pay. 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.
Appointment Dates: September 8, 2023 – December 31, 2023
Sessional Dates (including exam periods): September 5, 2023 – December 20, 2023Job Title Enrollment Positions Size of Appointment (hours) Session Sessional Instructional Assistant - Biomedical Ethics Up to 30 per tutorial section 3 100-150 Fall 2023 Minimum Qualifications
BA, MA, PhD or ABD in Philosophy with specialization or competency in the subject matter of the course; strong academic record; one year prior experience as a teaching assistant in the Department of Philosophy at U of T.
Duties
Running one-hour long tutorials each week; Preparation for tutorials and grading; Grading; Attending training sessions/meetings with the course instructor; Organizing and submitting grades; Holding office hours; Lecture attendance as directed; General teaching related duties.
Closing Date: 09/01/2023, 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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