Geography & Environmental Studies | Contract Lecturer | GEO507 | Fall 2024 | 3 Semester Hours |

2 weeks ago


Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada Toronto Metropolitan University Full time

Appointment Details

Course Information

  1. Course Code: GEO507
  2. Course Title: Explorations of the Urban Environment
  3. Course Description: This course examines the internal structure of the contemporary city from a geographic viewpoint. The course is issue-oriented and focused on transportation, housing, and other land use problems and solutions.
  4. No. of Sections: 1
  5. Estimated Section Size: 60 students
  6. No. of Weekly Semester Hours per Section: 3 hours
  7. Semester/Term: Fall 2024

Appointment Type: Part-time (A part-time hourly appointment/one semester is for less than 9 hours in any one semester)

Schedule: Lecture: Wednesday, 11am-2pm

Successful candidate must be available during the scheduled class time, as class times cannot change.

For more information about the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, please see our website:

For more information about courses offered, please see the Undergraduate Course Calendar.

Please note: Effective May 1st, 2022 the University's Vaccination Policy has been suspended. However, due to the fluid and dynamic nature of the COVID-19 virus, should public health indicators change, the University reserves the right to reinstate the Vaccination Policy, as deemed necessary. Should this policy be reintroduced, all successful candidates will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and provide such proof.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Evidence may be requested for all categories.

Education

A minimum of a Master's degree in Geography or closely related field. Preference is given to candidates with a PhD or ABD. The Department of Geography and Environmental Studies is committed to delivering the highest quality of undergraduate instruction and thus seeks the highest standards of teaching excellence. Previous experience teaching the posted courses or similar content is highly desirable, as is evidence of teaching excellence.

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching target or similar course at TMU graduate program
  • Teaching target or similar course at other university graduate program
  • Teaching target or similar course at TMU undergraduate program or another university undergraduate program
  • Teaching target course at College

Practice Field Experience

Current (past 3 years) practice in related field 6-10 (depends on quality of experience, including relevance to course, level of responsibility, relevant professional accreditation, etc.)

Past (more than 3 years ago) practice in related field

Currency

Academic publications (refereed) in the past 5 years

Academic publications more than 5 years ago or current (less than 5 years) professional profile (including professional or academic presentations)

Other demonstrated professional currency (practitioner writing, courses taken)

Interactive Skills

The following will be rated based on previous teaching ratings/evaluations:

  1. Lecture presentation
  2. Email Interaction
  3. Follow through with assignments

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