Sessional Lecturer - GGR227H5F - Ecosystems and Environmental Change (Sci)

Date Posted: 06/23/2026
Req ID: 48876
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Geography
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
 

Job Posting for Sessional Lecturer 
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement 

Course: GGR227H5F: Ecosystems and Environmental Change (Sci)

Description: This course introduces the rapidly advancing fields of ecosystem science through the exploration of how ecosystems respond to climate change, pollution, and intensive natural resource management. The impacts from anthropogenic stressors on ecosystem functioning are often complex, with interactions occurring among plants, microorganisms, and physical and chemical environments. Lecture topics and case studies focus primarily on important representative Canadian ecosystems that also play vital roles in the resource sector including forests, agricultural land, wetlands and aquatic ecosystems. [24L/12P]

Class Schedule:

LEC0101 Mondays 15:00 - 17:00

PRA0101 Wednesdays 09:00 - 11:00
PRA0102 Wednesdays 09:00 - 11:00
PRA0103 Wednesdays 13:00 - 15:00
PRA0104 Wednesdays 13:00 - 15:00
PRA0105 Wednesdays 15:00 - 17:00 
PRA0106 Wednesdays 15:00 - 17:00

Estimated Enrolment: 100

TA Support: will be subject to final enrollment figures

Sessional Dates of Appointment: September 1 - December 30, 2026

Salary: In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, rate of pay is $9,997.48 for a Half (F/S) course, $19,994.95 for a full (Y) course. All pay rates are 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.

Qualifications: Ph.D in physical geography. Previous experience teaching a similar course, and evidence of teaching excellence in the subject covered in the course would be an asset.

Description of Duties: 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, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; supervising TA’s assigned to course; order all necessary readings.  The mode of instruction for this course is online synchronous.

Application Submission: To be considered for a position applicants must submit the CUPE application form as well as their CV of no more than 3 pages together with recent course evaluations by email to the department Chair, Laura Brown, at: geography.admin@utoronto.ca.

Closing Date: 07/14/2026, 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.

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.