Date Posted:
08/25/2025
Req ID: 44912
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Human Biology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Course number and title:
HMB342H1S - Epidemiology in Health and Disease - co-teaching
Course description:
This course engages students in the fundamental science of epidemiology applied to health and disease. After an introduction to various measures of health and disease, the scientific methods used to investigate, analyze, prevent and control health problems will be illustrated using social, biomedical and public health examples.
Estimated course enrolment: 80 students
Estimated TA support: 160 hours (to be confirmed)
Class schedule: Lectures on Tuesdays 9:00am - 11:00am (in-person)
Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
Salary (0.25FCE):
Sessional Lecturer I: $4,910.35.
Sessional Lecturer I (Long-Term): $5,255.02.
Sessional Lecturer II: $5,255.02.
Sessional Lecturer II (Long-Term): $5,380.14.
Sessional Lecturer III: $5,380.14.
Sessional Lecturer III (Long-Term): $5,515.18.
All inclusive of vacation pay;
*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: Candidates should have a completed Ph.D. (or equivalent) with a scholarly background and recent experience in areas related to the course and recent experience in undergraduate teaching.
Description of duties:
-Co-preparing of course syllabus and course marking scheme
-Co-planning and teaching weekly lectures and seminars
-Co-providing office hours for academic counselling of students
-Co-setting and marking assignments/exams
-Co-administrating course in accordance with University regulations as described in the Faculty of Arts & Science Academic Handbook for Instructors
-Co-supervising TAs
Application Procedure:
Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; names and contact information (email and phone) for two referees or two reference letters; evidence of teaching in the relevant area, including student evaluations if available; and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here:
people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf
Please ensure you are using the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form.
Please submit all the documents (except Unit 3 application form) as one pdf file, named as “SL Application_First Name_Last Name”.
Applications should be submitted by September 15, 2025 and sent to:
Director, Human Biology Program
Email: # note that only applications sent by email # be considered; applications submitted via a different method will not be reviewed or considered.
If you need an accomodation during the application and hiring process, and through the duration of the appointment, # Date: 09/15/2025, 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.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged , and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
