PCS181 - Contract Lecturer - W2027 Physics

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Appointment Details

The base salary range for Contract Lectures hired August 16, 2026 through August 15, 2027 is $79,644.07 to $101,855.82 per annum. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Contract amounts are calculated based on the number of semester hours in the appointment.

Course Information

Course Semester/Term Hours/Section Estimated Number of Students

PCS181 Winter 2027 3 semester hours 90

a) A full workload half-sessional appointment is for 15 hours in any one semester.
b) A reduced workload half-sessional appointment is for at least 9 but less than 15 semester hours in any one semester.
c) A part-time hourly appointment / one semester is for less than 9 hours in any one semester.

• Course delivery in Winter 2027 will be in person.
• Candidates hired for in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching on campus.
• Additionally, if you are also teaching other courses that do not academically require AA support, you will receive further correspondence setting out your options if you are eligible for extra student pay as outlined in Article 17 of the Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
• Course information can be found in TMU Undergraduate Calendar: https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/.

Qualifications

Evidence supporting all categories listed below may be requested for all categories.

Education

Ph.D. in Physics or equivalent in field related to target course.

Teaching Experience

Teaching target or similar course at Toronto Metropolitan University undergraduate program or another university undergraduate program.

Practice field experience

Current (past 3 years) practice in the field of Physics.

Teaching Skills

Demonstrated experience of ability to effectively teach in an environment which includes demonstrated knowledge of best practices for the delivery & management of courses, including using course management system tools to communicate with students and to foster and support a collaborative learning community with and between students in the course.

Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of personal computers that are relevant to course delivery and online D2L system.

Currency

Academic publications (refereed) in past 3 years.

Other demonstrated professional currency (practitioner writing, courses taken).

Interactive Skills

The following will be rated based on previous teaching ratings/evaluations:

• Lecture presentation
• Email Interaction
• Follow through with assignments/evaluations

Application Instruction

• a letter of application,
• a curriculum vitae,
• a Teaching Philosophy statement, including a discussion of incorporating EDI into your pedagogical practice,
• certificates of completion of Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching workshops,
• letters of support from faculty/students from TMU and other post-secondary institutions, and
• Applicants that taught at TMU during the last three years should provide the most recently submitted CUPE 1 Currency Report

Applicant Responsibilities

Successful applicants shall be required as a condition of employment to validate their academic qualification through the provision of original transcript(s) no later than 6 weeks from the date of the original appointment.

Evaluation of Applications

Candidates will be evaluated using the following rating criteria and weightings:

1. Education - 20%
2. Experience - 30%
3. Currency - 20%
4. Teaching skills - 20%
5. Interactive skills - 10%

Preference will be given to applicants with prior experience in teaching a similar course at a Canadian university.

Additional Information

Toronto Metropolitan University Undergraduate CalenToronto Metropolitan University Undergraduate Calendar
https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/

CUPE Local 3904, Unit 1 – Collective Agreement
https://www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs/resources/documents/collective-agreements/cupe-1-collective-agreement/

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

The School/Department will provide upon request to any applicant with CUPE experience a current relative seniority list, with instructors who have taught in the department within the last three academic years ranked according to seniority.

All interested applicants are required to familiarize themselves with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Course Management policy, https://www.torontomu.ca/senate/course-outline-policies/course-management-policy-166/. Detailed course outlines for each course are available in the School/Department and the successful applicants are required to follow them. Calendar course descriptions can be found at https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/.

Toronto Metropolitan University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, Black-identified persons, other racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply but applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Course delivery may be online, in-person, or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates hired to support in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching and/or other duties on campus. Candidates are required to have access to appropriate technology (i.e. computer with camera, microphone and high-speed internet).

While applicants may submit Faculty/Course Survey results from Winter 2020 through to Winter 2023, these results will not be used as evidence of teaching effectiveness by the Contract Lecturer Appointment Committee due to the impact of COVID-19 on these semesters. A negative inference will not be drawn if FCS results are not submitted for these semesters. Alternate evidence of teaching effectiveness may be provided by the candidate for consideration by the CLAC.