Job Description

Date Posted:

11/13/2025

Req ID:

46006

Faculty/Division:

UofT Scarborough

Department:

UTSC:Dept-Biological Sciences

Campus:

University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Description:

Research, teaching, and practice in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) often rest on the unquestioned assertion of the impartial analyses of facts. This course will take a data-informed approach to understanding how human biases can, and have, affected science and its applications in a range of fields, with a particular focus on biology. Case studies may include reviews of how science has been used to justify or sustain racism, colonialism, enslavement, and the exploitation of marginalized groups. Links will be drawn to contemporary societal challenges, practices, and technologies. Topics will include how biases can shape science in terms of the questions under study, scientific inferences, and the types of knowledge and assumptions that inform applications, shape teaching, and influence popular understanding. Data on bias and societal costs of bias will be reviewed, as well as evidence-informed practices, structures, and individual actions which could ensure that STEMM disrupt



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Minimum Qualifications

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Successful candidates should be near completion of their Ph.D. Candidates should have experience in teaching and a strong background in principles of equity, diversity and inclusion as it applies to the sciences (for example, from previous coursework, committee work, or volunteer activities), and a strong background in biology is required.


Previous experience is the more relevant criterion than the need to acquire experience in respect of this posted position.

Duties

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Specific duties include designing and delivering lectures, guiding student discussions and managing in person discussions on equity, diversity and inclusion in STEMM. Designing and marking writing assignments and exams, office hours and miscellaneous clerical tasks. Please note duties are performed in person at the UTSC campus.



Please note all course elements are in person at the UTSC campus. There are no hybrid options in the Department of Biological Sciences at UTSC for lectures, tutorials, laboratories or exams.

Closing Date:

11/21/2025, 11:59PM EDT





Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, names and contact information for 2 referees and any related materials (including course ratings from previous courses taught) via the UTSC Online Teaching Application portal at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/bio/app/sl



Please send separate applications if you are applying for more than one course. Please note that a valid email address is required as part of your application.



"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."



Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates in the collective agreement shall prevail. 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.



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



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



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 contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.