Sessional Lecturer - CSC2701HY - The Job Hunt module
About the role
The MScAc degree is intended to create technical leaders capable of transferring new ideas and technologies from academia to industry. Companies seeking to develop innovative solutions to technology-related problems face a critical need for technically sophisticated professionals who are aware of advanced research ideas and can identify commercial opportunities for such ideas. These individuals will provide the conduit between university research and the world of industry, offering substantial benefits of both.
Responsibilities
- Planning the lectures, tutorials, assignments, tests, and marking schemes associated with the module.
- Maintaining a module website.
- Delivering module material in lectures and tutorials.
- Providing appropriate contact time outside of class to students, through office hours, email, the module website and/or the module e-bulletin board.
- Assisting with preparing the breakdown of TA hours and supervising the TA(s) (if applicable).
- Managing the assessment of the module and invigilating the final exam (if applicable).
- Managing and submitting all module grades, including the timely completion and release of grades and feedback to students throughout the term.
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Computer Science or closely related STEM field.
- Demonstrated formal and extensive experience of career coaching of students with advanced backgrounds in STEM disciplines.
- Demonstrated superior communication skills required.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required.
- Experience and evidence of teaching of topics and methods included in "The Job Hunt" module, which include technical resume preparation and networking for students with advanced backgrounds in STEM subjects.
Qualifications
- Minimum qualifications: Bachelor degree in Computer Science or closely related STEM field.
- Minimum qualifications: Demonstrated formal and extensive experience of career coaching of students with advanced backgrounds in STEM disciplines.
- Minimum qualifications: Demonstrated superior communication skills required.
- Minimum qualifications: Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required.
- Minimum qualifications: Experience and evidence of teaching of topics and methods included in "The Job Hunt" module, which include technical resume preparation and networking for students with advanced backgrounds in STEM subjects.
Skills
- Ability to plan and deliver effective lectures and tutorials.
- Ability to maintain and update a module website.
- Ability to provide appropriate contact time to students.
- Ability to assist with preparing the breakdown of TA hours and supervising the TA(s).
- Ability to manage the assessment of the module and invigilate the final exam.
- Ability to manage and submit all module grades.
Benefits
- Hybrid course delivery with a maximum of four sections.
- Salary: $4,500 per module (per section), equivalent to a 0.1 FCE load.
Pay
Salary: $4,500 per module (per section), equivalent to a 0.1 FCE load.
Schedule
Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2026 - April 30, 2027
Application instructions
All individuals interested in this position must submit their application by using the following form (Direct link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/CrtNHZm5fw). This includes submitting an updated Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form.
Contact
If you have any questions, please email: sessional_lecturer@cs.toronto.edu.