Sessional Lecturer: HENT558 Social Entrepreneurship (0.25FCE)

Date Posted: 06/18/2026
Closing Date: 07/09/2026, 11:59PM EDT
Req ID: 48764
Job Category: Sessional Instruction
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Lab. Medicine & Pathobiology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Social entrepreneurs are change agents who use social enterprise and social innovation to address complex social problems. This course introduces students to social entrepreneurship across nonprofit, social enterprise, hybrid, and for-profit models. Students will examine the social entrepreneurship ecosystem, opportunity identification, community co-creation, business planning, market and industry analysis, design thinking, funding models, revenue streams, capital structures, legal structures, and the development of social ventures. Students will apply these concepts toward the development of a health business feasibility plan for a new social venture, nonprofit, or commercial enterprise.

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: n/a

Class schedule: Online synchronous seminar-style sessions; occurring between Monday, July 20, 2026 - Friday, July 31, 2026. Classes will be 9am to 12 pm.

Sessional dates of appointment:  July 1 - July 31, 2026

Salary (0.25 FCE):  

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 in Health Sciences, Business, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Global Health, Public Health, or a related field.

Preferred qualifications:  Previous experience in teaching, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, venture development, project management, health or global health innovation, business model development, social enterprise funding or revenue models, international or cross-institutional education, mentorship, and student evaluation. 

Description of duties:  The instructor will be responsible for achieving the course objectives: broadening students’ understanding of social entrepreneurship; distinguishing social entrepreneurship across nonprofit, social enterprise, hybrid, and for-profit models; supporting students in identifying social problems and translating them into social value opportunities; introducing students to social venture funding models; and guiding students in the development of a health business feasibility plan.

The instructor will design and deliver course materials and online seminar-style sessions, coordinate with the KNUST counterpart and relevant UofT collaborators, contribute to course assessments, evaluate student work, provide feedback on student venture concepts, and participate in course planning and follow-up as needed.

Application instructions:  Please submit application using the following form: Summer 2026 Sessional Lecturer: HENT558 Social Entrepreneurship (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.