Job Description

Date Posted:

06/27/2025

Req ID:

44134

Faculty/Division:

UofT Mississauga

Department:

UTM: Visual Studies

Campus:

University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Course number and title: FAH393H5S Topics in Ancient Greco-Roman Art - Sport and Spectacle in Ancient Art and Architecture


Topic description: This course examines the art and architecture of sport and spectacle in the ancient Greco-Roman world. Students will analyze a wide range of primary source material--including architectural remains, mosaic pavements, sculpture, vase painting, and inscriptions--to explore how public entertainments, such as athletic and theatrical performances, gladiatorial combats and chariot racing, were visually represented and spatially experienced. Special attention will be given to the ways in which visual and built environments mediated public engagement with athleticism, performance, and violence, and how ancient sports and spectacles reinforced or contested specific cultural values, social hierarchies, and civic identities in the ancient Mediterranean.



Estimated course enrolment: 35



Estimated TA support: 0



Class schedule: Monday 9:00-11:00


Sessional dates of appointment: January 5 - April 6, 2026



Salary:


$9,820.07 (Sessional Lecturer I)

$10,510.03 (Sessional Lecturer I Long Term)

$10,510.03 (Sessional Lecturer II)

$10,760.27 (Sessional Lecturer II Long Term)

$10,760.27 (Sessional Lecturer III)

$11,030.35 (Sessional Lecturer III Long Term



Minimum qualifications: A Ph.D is essential. Mastery of the subject area is required. Demonstrated excellence in teaching this UTM course previously is required. Experience as a sole responsibility course instructor is an asset.


Description of duties: (May include but are not limited to): all normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course material, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams, supervision of teaching assistants, marking of students' work, submission of grades to university officials, and holding regular office hours.


Scheduling of guest speakers is limited to one week class session.



Application instructions:


Please email your CV and a letter of application to:

Professor Brian Price, Chair, Department of Visual Studies at dvsjobs@utoronto.ca

An individual application is required for each job posting. Please do not apply for multiple positions in one email. Please include your last name and the course code in the email subject line.

No late applications will be accepted

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Selections for positions are made by the Chair. Questions regarding positions may be directed to Steph Sullivan by e-mail to s.sullivan@utoronto.ca

Closing Date:

07/22/2025, 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.


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.