Date Posted: 04/17/2024 Description: Course number and title: Sessional Lecturer - PHY250H1S – Electricity and Magnetism – Emergency Posting Course description: An introductory course in Electromagnetism. Topics include: Point charges, Coulomb’s law, electrostatic field and potential, Gauss's Law, conductors, electrostatic energy, magnetostatics, Ampere's Law, Biot-Savart Law, the Lorentz Force Law, Faraday’s Law, Maxwell's equations in free space.
Req ID: 36987
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Physics
Campus:St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Number of Positions: 1
Estimated course enrolment: 92 students
Estimated TA support: TBA (TA support is contingent upon enrolment)
Class schedule:
Lectures: Tuesday 1:00pm-3:00pm and Thursday 1:00pm-3:00pm
Tutorials schedule: Tuesday 3:00pm-4:00pm and Thursday 3:00pm-4:00pm (Please note the tutorials will be led by the Teaching Assistant)
The delivery method for this course is currently in-person. In keeping with current circ*mstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.
Sessional dates of appointment: July 1, 2024 – August 31, 2024
Salary: Pay for half course, vacation pay included:
Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90
Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $9,930.79
Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77
Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,326.62
Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76
Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $10,570.02
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:
- PhD in Physics required
- Previous experience in teaching physics at the University level required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Preference will be given to individuals with prior experience and demonstrated ability in teaching a similar course
Description of duties:
- Coordination of an undergraduate course
- Preparation and delivery of lectures in this course
- Supervision and training of teaching assistant(s) assigned to course, including overseeing the TAs DDAH forms
- Preparation, supervision and grading of tests and examinations in accordance with University regulations; submission of final grades
- Providing scheduled office hours for academic counseling of students
Application instructions: Applicants must submit an updated curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching in the relevant area (including student evaluations, if available), and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form as a combined pdf to the Undergraduate Coordinator (ugcoord@physics.utoronto.ca), Department of Physics, University of Toronto. All applicants must have a valid e-mail address. Only applications submitted via email by the posted deadline will be considered.
Closing Date:04/30/2024, 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.
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