Job Description

Office of the Chair
Department of Arts, Culture and Media
University of Toronto Scarborough

Music and Culture

Winter 2023
Emergency Posting

The following Sessional Lecturer position is available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, 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

MUZA/B/C66/67H3S Small Ensembles

The practical study of small ensemble performance, including public presentations and group recitals. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions in the same ensemble. Placement interview required. Small Ensembles attempts to accommodate everyone, but is not a course to learn an instrument for the first time.

LEC 31

Acoustic

In-person

WE 5-8pm

January 1 - April 30, 2023

30

0

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.

A graduate degree in music performance (DMA preferred) with extensive training and performance experience in chamber music; an active performing career as a chamber musician is required. Teaching experience in MUZA/B/C66/67 or equivalent course with a broad range of classical music ensembles is highly desirable.

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.

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