Job Description

Date Posted:

07/18/2025

Req ID:

44354

Faculty/Division:

UofT Mississauga

Department:

UTM: Philosophy

Campus:

University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

An introduction to formal deductive logic. Semantics, symbolization, and techniques of natural deduction in sentential logic. Symbolization, natural deduction, and models in monadic predicate logic. Symbolization and natural deduction with polyadic predicates. Introduction to advanced concepts in first-order logic, such as operations, identity, and models.

POSTING DATE: July 18, 2025

CLOSING DATE: August 8, 2025

The following position for a

Sessional Lecturer

is available in the Department of Philosophy for the Fall 2025 academic session. This is a posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 Unit 3.

Please note that the position below is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.

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 persons who have submitted an application within the past thirty-six months. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit a CUPE 3902 application form found on our website employment page (at the end of the page under "Sessional Instructional Assistant"), cover letter, and updated curriculum vitae to Gurpreet Rattan, University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Philosophy, 3359 Mississauga Rd., Mississauga ON. L5L 1C6.

Please submit applications by e-mail to

yasmine.elgebali@utoronto.ca

with cc to

phl.admin.utm@utoronto.ca

.

Salary:

$9,820.70 (Sessional Lecturer 1) includes 4% vacation pay

$10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer 1 - Long Term) includes 6% vacation pay

$10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer 2) includes 6% vacation pay

$10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer 2 - Long Term) includes 6% vacation pay

$10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer 3) includes 6% vacation pay

$11,030.36 (Sessional Lecturer 3 - Long Term) includes 6% vacation pay

Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Schedule:

Monday 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.


Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.

Delivery Mode:

In-Person

Estimated TA Support

: TBD

Qualifications:

PhD in-hand, preferably in philosophy. Prior experience as a course instructor, preferably in Philosophy at U of T. Advanced prior knowledge of the subject-matter of the course and topic-related teaching experience. Related research and a record of research achievement is considered an asset to this position.

Duties and responsibilities:

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

Appointment Dates:

September 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025

Note:

All positions involve completion of any course grading not already finished by December, 2025.



Candidates who are members of Indigenous. Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

Closing Date:

08/08/2025, 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.