Job Description

Date Posted: 11/09/2022
Req ID: 28412
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Department of Art History
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title: FAH480H1S - Topics in Art History: Icons in Canada

Course Description: Many art collections in Canada contain Byzantine and Post-Byzantine icons that were originally created in Greece, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and other eastern European places. This seminar gives learners an in-depth focus on the iconography and techniques of icon painting by comparing collections. Learners will visit the Malcove collection in the University of Toronto Art Museum and the ROM to study these works first hand. The seminar will also include a guest presentation and discussion with the iconographer Symeon van Donkelaar who produces pigments using natural minerals found in the soil and rocks of Ontario. By the end of this course, learners will have a detailed understanding of the many techniques that are part of the process of creating a religious icon; they will each develop an analysis of one icon in a Canadian collection; and they will deepen their appreciation of the complex settings for icon appreciation and veneration as an aesthetic environment that is charged with symbolic meanings.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 15 students

Estimated TA Support: N/A

Class Schedule: Wednesdays 1-3 pm.

This course is currently designated to meet in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery mode may change as determined by the Faculty or Department.

Sessional Dates of Appointment: January 1, 2023 to April 30, 2022; Final Assessment period April 11 - 28, 2023. Please note: This position includes the completion of any course work and marking not finished by April 30, 2023.

Salary:

$8,489.67 for Sessional Lecturer I; $8,869.25 for Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term;

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

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: PhD in Art History, preferably in Medieval art; if the PhD is in progress, the qualifying exam must already have been passed. Demonstrated skill in teaching, writing, and communication in the history of art are required.

Preferred Qulaifications: Previous teaching experience and/or tutorial leadership in this or a similar course at the university level is preferred. Also preferred is experience with management and delivery of courses using University of Toronto or similar online systems (e.g., Quercus, Canvas-based technologies, Microsoft Teams, etc.).

Description of Duties: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a University-credit course, including: developing and publishing the syllabus and marking scheme through Quercus; preparing and delivering lectures and/or leading classroom discussions during the 4 contact hours each week; TA supervision (if applicable), preparing relevant assignments for student assessment, and (if applicable) setting and invigilating term tests and the final assessment; marking of student work and reporting final grades to the university; and maintaining office hours for academic counselling of students.

Application Process: All individuals interested in this position must submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and a completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form (available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form) via email to the Art History Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies: arthistory.dus@utoronto.ca; the subject line should be "Sessional Lecturer Application," and a valid return email address is required. The cover letter should succinctly highlight the applicant's relevant experience to the course content, teaching philosophy and classroom strategies, and intended focus and structure for the course. Applications submitted after the job closing date will not be considered. Applications materials must be submitted via email and not through the University of Toronto job board.

Closing Date: 11/29/2022, 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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