Sessional Lecturer

This advanced seminar will delve deeply into an important topic in bioethics. The topics will vary from year to year. Possible topics include: a detailed study of sperm and ovum donation; human medical research in developing nations; informed consent; classification of mental illness.

PHLD09H3

Lecture: Thursdays, 5-8pm

The following position for a Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of Philosophy for the Winter 2026 academic session. This is an emergency posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 Unit 3. Please note that the position below is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department's Applicant Pool: all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department within the past twenty-four months and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twenty-four months.

Application process: All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Julia Nefsky, Chair of the Department of Philosophy, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at Preference in hiring will be given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12.

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the rate of pay for Sessional Lecturer I will be $9,820.70 for a half course inclusive of 4% vacation pay. Please note that should rates stated in the collective agreement vary from the rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Appointment Dates: January 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026

Sessional Dates (including exam periods): January 5, 2026 – April 24, 2026.

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not already finished by April 30, 2026.

Job Title

Enrollment

Session

Sessional Lecturer - PHLD09H3: Advanced Seminar in Bioethics

Up to 25

Winter 2026

PhD in philosophy with expertise in the field of bioethics and consciousness studies; strong academic record and professional promise; ongoing research and scholarly publications in the field; three years of prior experience as a course instructor in philosophy at UofT; relevant and recent teaching experience.

Preference will be given to applicants whose proposals address the intersection of consciousness studies and bioethics.

Please include a proposed reading list and previous course evaluations with the application.

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

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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.

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