Job Description

POSTING DATE: October 25, 2022
CLOSING DATE: November 17, 2022

The following Sessional Lecturer position is available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, Journalism, for the Winter 2023 academic session. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department's Applicant Pool: all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since September 1, 2005, and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twenty-four months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Thy Phu, interim Chair of the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/slship/modules/postings/postings.php?d=237&u=1&s_a=true

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:
Sessional Lecturer I: $8,489.67
Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term (Six or more years as SL I): $8,869.25
Sessional Lecturer II: $9,085.58
Sessional Lecturer III: $9,301.90
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.

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): S courses: Jan. 9 - Apr. 10, 2023

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by April 30, 2023 for S courses.

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Winter 2023

JOUA02H3S Introduction to Journalism II

A continuation of JOUA01H3.

[JOUA01H3: Introduction to Journalism and News Literacy I

An introduction to the social, historical, philosophical, and practical contexts of journalism. The course will examine the skills required to become news literate. The course will look at various types of media and the role of the journalist. Students will be introduced to specific techniques to distinguish reliable news from so-called fake news. Media coverage and analysis of current issues will be discussed.]

LEC 01

In-person

TH 9-11

January 1 - April 30, 2023

120

153

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 and final portfolios; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Ph.D. strongly preferred with expertise in the field; recent teaching experience of this course or related courses preferred, relevant teaching experience at the post-secondary level is a priority. Strong academic or research record and/or professional promise.

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

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

Diversity Statement

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Accessibility Statement

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