Job Description

Date Posted: November 15, 2025

Req ID:

20363

Faculty/Division:

Applied Science and Engineering

Department:

Materials Science and Engineering

Campus:

St. George

Description:

Position:

Sessional Lecturer I/II

Course Title and Code

: MSE 355H1 S: Materials Production

Course Description

: Materials life cycle, primary and secondary resources, resource life and sustainability. Technologies and unit operations used in the production of light metals, non-ferrous and ferrous metals. Energy use and conservation in production of materials. Benefits and technologies of recycling. Treatment of waste streams for value recovery and safe disposal.

Estimated Enrolment

: 45

Estimated TA support

: Tutorial 70 hours

Class schedule

: https://undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca/academics-registration/course-timetables/

Sessional date of appointment:

Winter Session, January-April 2026

Salary

: Minimum level of pay is $9,997.48 (Sessional Lecturer I) and $10,699.22 (Sessional Lecturer II), and may increase depending on applicant's level of experience and suitability for the position.

Qualifications

: A Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, or a closely related field is essential. Experience lecturing and/or coordinating laboratories at the university level are preferred.

Brief description of duties

:





The Department of Materials Science and Engineering requires a lecturer to teach MSE 355H1 S- Materials Production during the Winter 2025-2026 semester. The successful applicant will be responsible for effectively delivering the course with all of the attendant organizational issues of lecture preparation and delivery, setting, supervision and marking of exams, final course marks, course evaluations, and so forth.



To indicate interest in this position, please send cover letter, an updated CV and completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 applications form (https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form) to:



Fanny Manousos


Director of Administration


Department of Materials Science and Engineering


184 College Street, Room 140, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E4


f.strumas@utoronto.ca

Closing Date:

November 19, 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.


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.