Sessional Lecturer

Date Posted: 11/13/2025

Req ID: 46016

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Department of Earth Sciences

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Description: Interrelationships between Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere and biosphere through time; including patterns of evolution and extinction as they are related to changes at the earth's surface and recorded in the rock record. Laboratories cover major groups of fossils, their classification, use in biostratigraphy, and living analogues. NOTE: ESS261H1 and ESS262H1 may be taken in either order; and both are required for advanced courses.

Enrollment Estimate: 60 students

Estimated TA Support: 210 Hours

Class Schedule: LEC0101 Tuesday 1-3 pm, Lab Thursday 12-3pm, in person

Sessional Dates of Appointment: January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,820.70 

Sessional Lecturer I, Long Term: $10,510.04
Sessional Lecturer II: $10,510.04 

Sessional Lecturer II, Long Term: $10,760.28
Sessional Lecturer III: $10,760.28 

Sessional Lecturer III, Long Term: $11,030.36

*Please note that should rates stipulated in the Collective Agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates in the Collective Agreement shall prevail.

Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Earth Sciences or closely related discipline required. Knowledge of topic areas and experience teaching, mentoring and with communication are required. 

Description of Duties: The lecturer will be responsible for effectively delivering the course with all of the attendant organizational issues of lecture and tutorial preparation and delivery, supervising of teaching assistants, setting, supervision and marking of exams, final course marks, course evaluations and so forth.

Please note: This position includes the completion of any course work and grading not completed by April 30, 2026

Application Process: 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:  Unit-3-Application- Please ensure you are using the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form.

Applications should be sent to:

Professor Sarah Finkelstein, Chair
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Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

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Closing Date: 11/18/2025, 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.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

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.