Job Description

Date Posted:

10/29/2025

Req ID:

45796

Faculty/Division:

UofT Mississauga

Department:

UTM: Geography

Campus:

University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Job Posting for Sessional Lecturer

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement

Course: GGR494H5S: Special Topics in GIS (Sci)

Description:

(Formerly GGR394H5) Studies of selected topics in Geographic Information Systems not covered in regular courses. The contact hours for this course may vary in terms of contact type (L,S,T,P) from year to year, but will be between 24-36 contact hours in total. See the UTM Timetable.

Class Schedule:

LEC0101




Tuesdays 11:00 - 13:00

Estimated Enrolment:

25

TA Support:

30 hours (will be subject to final enrollment figures)

Sessional Dates of Appointment:

January 1 - April 30, 2026

Salary:

In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, rate of pay is $9,820.70 for a Half (F/S) course, $19,641.40 for a full (Y) course. All pay rates 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.

Qualifications:

PhD or PhD candidate in Geomatics or a related field. Expertise required in R and geography related statistics. Demonstrated evidence of teaching excellence would be an asset. Previous experience teaching a similar course is highly desirable. Past teaching experience is the more relevant criterion in respect of the posted position.

Description of Duties:

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; supervising TA's assigned to course; order all necessary readings.

Application Submission:

To be considered for a position applicants must submit the CUPE application form as well as their CV of no more than 3 pages together with recent course evaluations by email to the department Chair, Laura Brown, at: geography.admin@utoronto.ca.

Closing Date:

11/04/2025, 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.