FALL 2024 & WINTER 2025
COURSE INSTRUCTOR AVAILABLE POSITIONS
CUPE 3902 UNIT 1 (Internal Applicants)
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement
(Unit 1 represents, Graduate Students, Post Doctoral Fellows in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto and Undergraduate Students registered at the University of Toronto)
Below are Course Instructor positions available on the University of Toronto Mississauga Campus during the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 academic sessions. Persons wishing to teach any of these courses should complete an on-line application on or before the indicated deadline.
Date Posted
June 7, 2024
Deadline:
June 28, 2024, Available Session:
Fall 2024 (September – December)
Winter 2025 (January – April)
Rate of Pay:
According to the current collective agreement between the University and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902.
The rate of pay effective January 1, 2024: $9,094.13 exclusive of 4% vacation pay for Course Instructors for a half “H” course.
Qualifications:
The candidate must have a PhD degree or be in the final stages of a PhD. The decision on hiring will be based on previous teaching experience in this course or other similar courses, academic qualifications and suitability for the position.
Duties:
Preparation and delivery of course content; creation of course material, development and administration of assignments, tests, and examinations; the supervision of teaching assistants for leading tutorials and grading and marking student work; submission of final grades to appropriate University officials in accordance with policy; the maintenance of reasonable hours for student contact outside of scheduled contact hours.
The on-line application form can be found at:
Application for Course Instructor/Sessional Lecturer | Department of Psychology (utoronto.ca)
Fall 2024
PSY309H5F: Exp Design & Theory
Course Description:
You will learn how to interpret and critically evaluate psychological research, including the strengths and limitations of different research designs. You will learn to propose new research, including literature review, hypothesis formulation, anticipated results, and pre-specified analysis planning. Finally, you will also practice presenting your work in a virtual conference setting.
Prerequisites: PSY202H5 (or equivalent) and 1.0 credit in PSY at the 200 level
Exclusions: PSY309H1
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change; the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Friday 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Max Enrolment: students
TA support: Approximately 367 hours (6 TAs)
PSY317H5F: Gender and Sexual Development
Course Description:
Gender and sexuality influence how we think about ourselves and relate to others. This course explores the development of these aspects with emphasis on cognitive, social and cultural processes. Topics include gender stereotypes and the emergence of gender differences, gender and education, gender bias, gender identity, sexual development in children and youth, and sexual partner preferences.
Pre-requisites: (PSY201H5 or equivalent) and PSY210H5
Exclusions: PSY323H1
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change; the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Thursday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Max Enrolment: students
TA support: Approximately 91 hours (2 TAs)
PSY368H5F: Neuroimaging Laboratory
Course Description:
In this course, you will become familiar with theory and principles underpinning approaches to measuring the brain. The course will focus on techniques used in human neuroscience research. Students will gain skills relevant to the processing, visualization, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of brain data.
Pre-requisites: PSY201H5 and PSY202H5 and PSY290H5
Exclusions: PSY359H1 or PSYD55H3
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change, the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Monday 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Max Enrolment: 20 Students
TA support: Approximately 28 Hours (1 TA)
Winter 2024
The rate of pay effective January 1,2025: $ $9,276.01 exclusive of 4% vacation pay for Course Instructors for a half “H” course.
JLP315H5 S: Language development
Course Description:
By three years of age, children have mastered many of the complexities of human language. How do they do this so rapidly, and with such ease? In this course, you will examine language acquisition from a cognitive perspective. Topics include the acquisition of speech sounds, sentence structure, and conversational abilities, as well as patterns of development in special populations. You will also learn about childhood bilingualism and social aspects of language development. Hands-on experience analyzing recordings of children will be provided.
Pre-requisites: [PSY201H5/equivalent or JLP285H5/equivalent] and [PSY210H5 or PSY270H5 or (LIN101H5 and LIN102H5)]
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change, the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Wednesday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Max Enrolment: 70 Students
TA support: Approximately 79 hours (2 TAs)
PSY310H5S: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Course Description:
A survey of research findings and theories concerning the physical, cognitive, personality, and social growth of adolescents and emerging adults. Topics include pubertal development, changes in parent/adolescent relationships, role of peers, identity development, high-risk behaviours, and development through transitional periods. [36L]
Pre-requisites: PSY201H5 (or equivalent) and PSY210H5
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change, the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Thursday 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Max Enrolment: 100 Students
TA support: Approximately 147 Hours (3 TAs)
PSY340H5S: Abnormal Psychology: Adult Disorders
Course Description:
This advanced course provides an in-depth examination of current theory and research related to the origin, diagnosis, classification and treatment of adulthood psychological disorders. Readings and discussion will provide a biopsychosocial framework from which to explore contemporary explanations of psychopathology. Students will investigate how culture, societal norms, and environmental factors may shape what is considered to be abnormal adult behaviour. [36L]
Pre-requisites: PSY201H5 (or equivalent) and PSY240H5
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change, the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Monday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Max Enrolment: 65 Students
TA support: Approximately 91 Hours (2 TAs)
PSY352H5S: Animal Behaviour
Course Description:
An introduction to animal behaviour from a biological perspective, stressing ecological and evolutionary aspects of behaviour. The course will review the neural, endocrine and physiological mechanisms mediating animals' natural behaviours, as well as how gene-environment interactions during development modify these behavioural mechanisms. [36L]
Pre-requisites: PSY201H5 (or equivalent) and PSY290H5
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change, the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Wednesday 6 p.m. To 9 p.m.
Max Enrolment: 80 Students
TA support: Approximately 71 Hours (2 TAs)
PSY440H5S: Special Topics in Abnormal Psychology
Course Description:
In-depth examination of selected topics in abnormal psychology. Topics change periodically. The contact hours for this course may vary in terms of contact type (L, S, T, P) from year to year, but will always be 36 hours in total. See the UTM Timetable.
Pre-requisites: PSY340H5 and one of (PSY320H5 or PSY321H5 or PSY331H5 or PSY343H5 or PSY333H5 or PSY341H5 or PSY344H5 or PSY345H5 or PSY346H5 or PSY442Y5)
Exclusions: PSY440H1 or PSYD33H3
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change, the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Max Enrolment: 20 Students
TA support: Approximately 17 Hours (1 TA)
PSY471HS: Special Topics in Cognition
Course Description:
In-depth examination of selected topics in cognition. Topics change periodically. The contact hours for this course may vary in terms of contact type (L, S, T, P) from year to year, but will always be 36 hours in total. See the UTM Timetable.
Pre-requisites:
PSY270H5 and 1.0 credit from (PSY312H5 or PSY315H5 or PSY360H5 or PSY362H5 or PSY372H5 or PSY374H5 or PSY379H5 or PSY393H5 or PSY397H5)
Exclusions: PSY471H1 or PSYD50H3
Course Delivery: In-Person – Should the delivery method change, the department will provide as much notice as possible.
Schedule: LEC Tuesday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Max Enrolment: 20 Students
TA support: Approximately 16 Hours (1 TA)
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Click HERE to complete the on-line application form.
Applicants are also required to email a Curriculum Vitae to Ammar Masud (psytafinance.utm@utoronto.ca) to be considered.
Applicants not able to apply on-line should contact:
Ammar Masud at psytafinance.utm@utoronto.ca.
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.
All jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrollment.