The following positions for a Sessional Lecturer are available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, Music and Culture Discipline, for the Fall 2022 academic session. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all Sessional Lecturers and Sessional Instructional Assistants who are teaching in that Department during the current academic year or who have taught for that Department within the previous twenty-four (24) months, Sessional Lecturers II and Sessional Lecturers III advanced to that rank by the hiring department who have taught for that Department within the previous three (3) academic years, and any person who has submitted a Curriculum Vitae and application within the past twenty-four (24) months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Barry Freeman, Chair of the Department of Arts, Culture, and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/slship/modules/postings/postings.php?d=237&u=1&s_a=true
Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:
Sessional Lecturer I: $ 8,489.67
Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term (Six or more years as SL I): $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.
Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): September 6, 2022-December 7, 2022.
Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2022 for F courses.
Course Description:
The practical study of vocal ensemble performance. Audition/Interview required. Students may participate in more than one ensemble concurrently with a limit of 3.0 credits in total. Students are normally expected to complete both Fall and Winter sessions (a and b) in the same ensemble.
Qualifications:
A graduate degree in music, with extensive training and experience as a choral conductor. Composition ability and teaching experience at the university level is highly desirable.
Duties:
All normal duties related to the teaching and delivery of a university music performance credit course. These include fulfilling administrative duties, such as overseeing TAs, maintaining attendance reports, performance assessment, written evaluation, and marking of writing assignments (I.e.: sectional reports, online discussion groups), calculating and submitting grades, and holding regular office hours.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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