Job Description

Date Posted:

10/21/2025

Req ID:

45601

Faculty/Division:

Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design

Department:

Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design

Campus:

St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title:

VIS319H1S - Defining Landscapes

Course Description:

The concept of landscape is an entry point for investigating the relationship between people and their environments. Through exploration in open media studio projects, written work, readings, and seminars, this course provides an opportunity to critically examine historic and contemporary artist practices around the complex and difficult positioning of landscape as a source of inspiration and as a vehicle of expression while questioning these definitions in relation to capitalism, empire, and colonialism.

Estimated Course Enrolment:

20

Class Schedule:

Mondays, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Sessional Dates of Appointment:

1 January, 2026 to 30 April, 2026 (Winter semester)

Salary:

$9,820.70 (Sessional Lecturer I)

$10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term)

$10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer II)

$10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term)

$10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer III)

$11,030.36 (Sessional Lecturer III - Long Term)

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.*

Minimum Qualifications:

MA or MFA (or equivalent graduate degree) required with previous teaching experience. Strong exhibition history and currently exhibiting artist. Applicants may be asked to supply references.

Preferred Qualifications:

Internationally recognized practice.

Description of Duties:

Preparation and delivery of course material; managing digital teaching materials, supervision of teaching assistants; preparation and delivery of assignments, tests, final examinations and deferred final examinations; marking of student work, submission of grades, dealing with student enquiries, appeals and petitions and student contact hours.

Application Instructions:

The Daniels Faculty uses a centralized application system for all CUPE 3902 hiring. If you have a currently active UTORid, please login via the link below and complete your profile. If your UTORid is not active, or you do not yet have a UTORid, please register and complete your applicant profile before applying.


Applications must be submitted at the following URL, selecting the appropriate course(s): https://cupeha.utm.utoronto.ca/dept/arcla/app/sl.


You will be asked to upload a cover letter, CV, and portfolio for consideration. For questions, please contact:

sessionals@daniels.utoronto.ca

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Closing Date:

11/11/2025, 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.