Sessional Lecturer: HENT551

Date Posted: 12/15/2025

Closing Date: 01/19/2026, 11:59PM EDT

Req ID: 46423

Job Category: Sessional Instruction

Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department: Dept of Lab. Medicine & Pathobiology

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Understanding the healthcare ecosystem is critical to developing practical healthcare entrepreneurship. Knowledge about the key players in the health industry, how they interact with each other, and the standard operating procedures is vital for promoting health entrepreneurship. This course provides an overview of the healthcare industry, including the key processes that create value, emerging consumer dynamics in the health value chain, and developments in policy and technology that are transforming the sector.

The University of Toronto instructor will be co-facilitating the course with their KNUST counterpart. Partnering University: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana

Estimated course enrollment: ~ 30 students

Estimated TA support: not applicable

Class schedule: In-person (Kumasi) 2-hour seminar-style sessions plus class field trips; occurring from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM GMT between Monday, January 12th, 2025 – Friday, January 23rd, 2026.

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2026 – January 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

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: Master's Degree or higher in Health Sciences or a related field.

Preferred qualifications: Previous experience in teaching, project management, health ecosystem exploration, field experience, translational research, and student evaluation.

Description of duties: The instructor will be responsible for achieving the course objectives: broadening students' understanding of the health ecosystem and health entrepreneurship, guiding them through identifying business opportunities related to health ecosystem problems, and developing the skills to foster a sustainable health business.

The instructor will design in-field contextual inquiry trips and take-home activities, co-creating the mid-term and contributing to the final examination.

Application deadline: January 19, 2026 (Emergency Posting - May be closed earlier if successful candidate is identified)

Application instructions: Please submit application using the following form: Winter 2026 Sessional Lecturer: HENT551 Health Ecosystem (0.25FCE)

CAUTION: This ad is "posted only" to the U of T CUPE 3902 Unit 3 job board. Please see the informationdirectly above for the application instructions; applications submitted via the "Apply Now" button on this page will NOT be considered for this position.

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.