Date Posted: 07/04/2022
Req ID: 24040
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Information
Department: Faculty of Information
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Course Description: Information Behaviour is the currently preferred term used to describe the many ways in which human beings interact with information, in particular the ways in which people seek and utilize information (Bates, 2010). An understanding of information behaviour is central to work in the information professions and knowledge-based industries. For more than 75 years information behaviour research has been conducted in the field of library and information studies.
This course is organized as two units to introduce students to information behaviour using contrasting pedagogical and epistemological strategies. Unit I: Foundations (sessions 1-5) surveys the history and major theories, models, and concepts of information behaviour, drawing from the library and information studies literature and its traditional cognitive paradigm. Building upon this platform, Unit II: Integrative Topics (sessions 6-12) approaches information behaviour within diverse contexts and from contemporary vantage points that are more holistic, social, and interdisciplinary. The dual approaches to information behaviour caters to a diversity of student learning styles, interests, and aspirations and represent iSchool ideals; further, it generates the ability to both analyze and sensitively understand the human information experience.
Estimate of the course enrolment: 35
Number of sections: 1
Term: Fall
Estimate of TA Support: Allocation of TA Hours, if any, will be based on enrolment numbers. Please see Faculty Guidelines.
Class schedule: TBD
*Please note that, in keeping with current circumsances, this course may be delivered-in person, remotely/online, or by a combination of delivery methods as determined by the University at a later date.
Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2022 – December 30, 2022
Salary:
Sessional Lecturer I: $8,489.67
Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $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.
Qualifications: Preferably candidates will have a completed, or nearly completed, PhD degree in an area related to the course or a Master’s degree plus extensive professional experience in an area related to the course. Teaching experience is preferred.
Brief description of duties: Preparing course materials; delivering course content (e.g., seminars, lectures, and labs); developing and administering course assignments, tests & exams; grading; holding regular office hours. The mode of instruction for the summer courses is in-person.
Application Deadline: July 22, 2022
Application Process: Applicants must submit a CV and a completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form to the attention of:
Manager, Office of the Dean
Faculty of Information, 140 St. George Street
University of Toronto
Closing Date: 07/22/2022, 11:59PM EDT
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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.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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