Job Description

Date Posted:

11/05/2025

Req ID:

45827

Faculty/Division:

Faculty of Arts & Science

Department:

Department of Geography & Planning

Campus:

St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Course: PLA1651H - Planning and Real Estate Development

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a fundamental background and basic skill set to understand the real estate development business and its interrelationships with urban planning. The course provides an overview of the real estate development industry, the development process, and the planning process. It covers the financial basis for development projects, the participants, the market search procedures and the financing of development. It also addresses the interface of the industry with the public sector. The course attempts to provide some understanding of the complexity surrounding real estate development and will introduce a level of quantitative and qualitative thinking sufficient to deal with the myriad of decisions that confront the real estate developer.

Estimate of course enrollment:

20

Estimate of TA Support:

0

Class Schedule:

Wednesdays, 5:00pm-7:00pm

Sessional dates of appointment:

January 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026

Salary:

Category

0.5 FCE (Jan-Apr 2026)

Sessional Lecturer I

$9,820.70

Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term

$10,510.04

Sessional Lecturer II

$10,510.04

Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term

$10,760.28

Sessional Lecturer III

$10,760.28

Sessional Lecturer III - Long Term

$11,030.36 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:

Expert knowledge and professional experience in real estate development and the planning process is required, preferably in both the public and private sectors. A graduate degree in planning, real estate development or a related discipline is required. Previous graduate level teaching experience would be considered an asset.

Brief description of duties:

Preparing course outline, syllabi and lectures; developing and administering grading, course assignments, tests and exams; exam invigilation; holding regular office hours and submitting all final grades.

Closing Date and Procedure for a pool member to indicate interest in being considered for the position:

To apply, please submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if had previous teaching assignments), the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form and names for two possible references by

November 27, 2025 to:

OFFICE OF THE CHAIR

Department of Geography and Planning

Faculty of Arts and Science - University of Toronto

100 St. George Street, Room 5047

Toronto, ON M5S 3G3

Email:

jobs.geoplan@utoronto.ca

Closing Date:

11/27/2025, 11:59PM EDT



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

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

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.