Date Posted: 07/03/2024
Req ID: 38529
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)Description:Course number and title: PPG2002H1F - Topics in Applied Economics: Public FinanceCourse description: This course will look at the major spending programs and revenue-raising tools of Canadian governments: their motivation, design, and intended and unintended consequences. Making extensive use of current materials such as recent government budgets and reports, it will explore the influence of core motivations for government action, such as externalities, information failures and redistribution in modern Canadian economic policies. It will show how policy responds to collisions among priorities and practical problems in such topical areas as healthcare financing, income distribution and pension policy. Economic growth, intergenerational transfers, and the robustness of policies in the face of changing circumstances will be major themes in the course.Estimated course enrolment: 25 studentsEstimated TA support: N/AClass schedule: Thursday 1-4pm*The delivery method for this course is expected to be in-person.Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2024 \xe2\x80\x93 December 31, 2024Salary: Sessional Lecturer I - $9,457.90; Sessional Lecturer I, Long Term - $9,930.79; Sessional Lecturer II - $10,121.77; Sessional Lecturer II (Long Term) - $10,326.62; Sessional Lecturer III - $10,362.76; Sessional Lecturers III (Long Term) - $10,570.02Please 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: Graduate degree (PhD preferred) in economics required, with specialization in finance. Extensive and senior professional policy practitioner experience required. Teaching experience at the graduate level required.Description of duties: Teaching at the graduate level, developing the syllabus, teaching three-hour classes, providing weekly office hours for academic counseling of students, preparing and delivering course material, preparing and delivering assignments and tests, marking student work and submitting grades.Application procedure: All individuals interested in this position must submit an updated Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form available at to .Closing Date: 07/30/2024, 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.
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