Sessional Lecturer - MGTA38H3 Management Communications

Date Posted: 10/23/2026
Req ID: 50663
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Management
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)

Description:

Course Code and Title:

MGTA38H3 Management Communications

Number of Openings:

up to 2

Lecture Sections:

LEC09: Thursday, 13:00 pm - 15:00 pm
LEC10: Thursday, 17:00pm - 19:00pm

Course Description:

In this course, students will learn skills and techniques to communicate effectively in an organization. Creativity, innovation and personal style will be emphasized. Students will build confidence in their ability to communicate effectively in every setting while incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion considerations. This course is a mandatory requirement for all management students. It includes work-integrated-learning components, and satisfies the WIL requirement of the BBA degree.

Course Enrolment (est.):

30

Qualifications:

Minimum: A master’s degree in organizational behaviour/industrial-organizational psychology OR a master’s degree in social/personality psychology with at least 2 courses at the graduate level in organizational psychology. A strong academic record along with previous experience teaching this course or a similar course at the undergraduate level OR experience with activities related to teaching this course (e.g., experience being a teaching assistant, teaching some sessions of the course, experience in course development etc.), OR professional experience in a related field (e.g., communication consultant, management consultant, public relations); previous experience teaching a university-level course, in the field of communications, with consistent, strong course evaluations.

Preferred qualifications: In addition to the minimum, a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior or Industrial-Organizational Psychology OR a Ph.D. in Human Resources Management/Social/Personality Psychology with at least 2 courses at the graduate level in organizational behaviour/organizational psychology. A strong academic record along with previous experience teaching this course or a similar course at the undergraduate level with good teaching evaluations.

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 and maintaining reasonable availability for student and administrative contact, supervision of T.A. assigned to course.

Estimated TA Support (Hours):

Approximately 50 minutes per student enrolled over 30

Application Instructions:

All applicants who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application form, updated curriculum vitae (including a valid email address) and applicable teaching evaluations (if available) online: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/mgtu/app/sl E-mailed applications and applications through SuccessFactors will NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Application Deadline: November 13, 2026, 11:59 PM EST

Please refer to the official posting for the timetable.

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.

In considering qualified applicants, teaching excellence, currency in and mastery of subject area; previous experience in teaching a similar course at undergraduate (university) level or similar environment; several years related professional experience shall be the criteria used in the selection of the most qualified candidate in accordance with Article 14:12.

Similar courses are called exclusions within the U of T Calendar found at: https://utsc.calendar.utoronto.ca/search-courses

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity- deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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.

Courses run as follows:
S Term - January 11, 2027 to April 12, 2027
The Exam period is as follows:
From April 14, 2027 to April 28, 2027

Note: All positions involve the completion of all course grading. You must be available throughout the exam period as exams are scheduled centrally and individual preferences for exam times/dates cannot always be accommodated.

Salary for a half-course (0.50 FCEs) inclusive of vacation pay: The Sessional Lecturer I rate of pay will be $9,997.48. Sessional Lecturer I-Long Term rate of pay will be $10,699.22. Sessional Lecturer II rate of pay will be $10,699.22. Sessional Lecturer II-Long Term rate of pay will be $10,953.96. Sessional Lecturer III rate of pay will be $10,953.96. Sessional Lecturer III-Long Term rate of pay will be $11,228.90.

Closing Date: 11/13/2026, 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.

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.