Job Description

Date Posted: October 15th

, 2025

Closing Date: November

12th, 2025 - 11:59 PM EST

Req ID: 45528

Faculty/Division:

School of Graduate Studies

Department:

Master of Biotechnology Program

Campus:

UTM - University of Toronto Mississauga

Course Number and Title

: BTC2020H: Society, Organisations & Technology

Course description

:



This course introduces students to the fundamentals of economics and strategic management. Throughout the course, we will attempt to answer a fundamental question posed by management scholars: how is it that some firms are able to repeatedly and consistently achieve great results, while others fail and crash out of the market? In search of an answer, we'll explore a variety of decisions firms make, including pricing, product variety and scope, motivation of employees, and interaction with competitors. The course features a combination of lecture and case discussion; course readings include textbook excerpts, business press, and academic articles.

Estimated course enrolment

: 42

Estimated TA support

: 55

Class Schedule:

Specific dates to be determined in consultation with the MBiotech Program Office (NOTE: All courses at UofT Mississauga are expected to be delivered in-person in Fall 2024)

Sessional Dates of Appointment

: January 8th, 2026

- April 8th, 2026

Salary:

$17,267.74 (includes 4% vacation pay)

Minimum Qualifications:

Pharmacy and Bio executive experience, +MBA + related experience teaching strategic management.



Equal consideration to candidates holding the same equivalent of fundamental science and business, augmented with minimum 15-years applied executive management experience in commercializing and managing technology and innovation companies.


Experience in teaching related content at Masters degree courses highly desired.

Preferred Qualifications:

Same as minimum qualifications.

Description of Duties:

All normal duties related to the design, teaching and delivery of a University credit course including, but not limited to: Meeting with each of the student teams to guide/advise them on their presentations. Holding office hours as required. Marking/evaluating student presentations and written examination; recording student attendance; recording and submitting grades; and communicating with students on course related matters, for the Winter term.

Application Procedure:

Download and fill out the General Application Form from the IMI Employment website. Submit the completed application form, together with your CV, to ortensia.qendro@utoronto.ca, MBiotech, UTM. Include: 'BTC2020H SL Application' in the subject line.

Closing Date: November 12

th, 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.

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.