Job Description

Date Posted: 10/03/2022
Req ID: 27534
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: School of the Environment
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course title: ENV 320H1- National Environmental Policy

Course description: Examines ways in which governments develop and implement policy to protect the environment within their borders. Primarily Canada, plus comparisons with other countries. The focus is upon the politics of environmental policy making, which is understood by examining the interests and powers of the relevant state and non-state actors.

Prerequisite: Completion of 8.0 credits including / . Students who do not meet the prerequisites are encouraged to contact the Undergraduate Associate Director.

Estimated Course enrolment: 90 students

Estimated TA support: 90 hours

Class schedule: Lectures, Friday, 1 - 4 pm.

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023

Salary: Sessional Lecturer I - $8,489.67; Sessional Lecture 1 Long Term - $8,869.25;

Sessional Lecturer II - $9,085.58; Sessional Lecturer III - $9,301.90

These salaries are inclusive of 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.

Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree with equivalent professional and/or academic experience required. Understanding of the Canadian political system, and of environmental politics and policy-making in Canada, is required.

Preferred Qualifications: PhD degree, relevant academic or professional publications, and previous experience teaching a similar graduate or undergraduate course, are highly desirable.

Duties of course instructor: To teach the course; develop and revise course curriculum; deliver weekly lectures or arrange guest lecturers; arrange required readings; hold office hours; evaluate student performance and supervise TAs.

Closing Date: October 24, 2022, 11:59 PM, EDT

Applicants must submit an updated curriculum vitae, a cover letter with evidence of teaching in the relevant area (including student evaluations, if applicable), and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: to:

Undergraduate Student Advisor & Placement Coordinator David Powell ( )

Please include all of the documents in one file, if possible.

A short-list of applicants may be interviewed.

Please do not apply through this website, only applications emailed to the email address above will be considered.

Closing Date: [[October 24, 2022]], 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.

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

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