Date Posted: 07/05/2022
Req ID: 25765
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: MMPA
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Description:
Class schedule: First Section – Any day of the week – time to be determined
Second Section – Same day as first section – time to be determined
Dates of appointment: September to October 2022
Description of course: MMPA Communications teaches communication theory and practice that will prepare students for careers as accountants. The course emphasizes Plain Language practices, narrative theory, and person-centered communications. This is an experiential learning course—we will learn by doing. The coursework will:
Identify principles that govern communications; Define and discuss what constitutes “good” and “bad,” and ethical and unethical communications; Uncover practices in writing and public speaking that prepare a person for professional settings; Detail editorial practices, including strategies for giving feedback to peers in a professional setting.
Minimum qualifications: Sessional Lecturers are expected to be superior classroom teachers, with suitable academic and/or professional qualifications and with a mastery of the subject area. Successful applicants will typically have previous experience teaching the course in question, or very similar courses, and will have clearly demonstrated teaching excellence. Teaching excellence is a crucial component of the academic mission of the University. Applicants for positions shall be selected in furtherance of that goal.
Salary (per module): $8,112
Anticipated enrolment: 85-90
Please submit application with current Curriculum Vitae to:
Maria Andrade, Administrative Director
MMPA Program, Innovation Complex
University of Toronto Mississauga
No late applications can be considered. A valid email address is required, and applications may be submitted electronically to the email address above.
Only applicants who have been chosen for a position will be contacted.
Position description: The duties of Sessional Lecturers shall include the normal duties associated with the design and teaching of university degree credit courses or sections of courses. These include the preparation and delivery of course content, including lectures and/or seminars; creation of course ware; the development and administration of assignments, tests and examinations; the marking and grading of student work and the submission of grades to appropriate University officials in accordance with policy; the maintenance of reasonable hours of student contact outside of scheduled contact hours; and the supervision of the day-to-day work of any Sessional Instructional Assistants or Teaching Assistants assigned to the course.
Closing Date: 07/26/2022, 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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