Sessional Lecturer: HENT558 Social Entrepreneurship (0.25FCE)
About the role
The University of Toronto instructor will be co-facilitating the course with their KNUST counterpart. Partnering University: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
Responsibilities
- Broaden students' understanding of social entrepreneurship
- Distinguish social entrepreneurship across nonprofit, social enterprise, hybrid, and for-profit models
- Support students in identifying social problems and translating them into social value opportunities
- Introduce students to social venture funding models
- Guide students in the development of a health business feasibility plan
- Design and deliver course materials and online seminar-style sessions
- Cook up with the KNUST counterpart and relevant UofT collaborators
- Contribute to course assessments
- Evaluate student work
- Provide feedback on student venture concepts
- Participate in course planning and follow-up as needed
Requirements
Master’s Degree in Health Sciences, Business, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Global Health, Public Health, or a related field.
Previous experience in teaching, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, venture development, project management, health or global health innovation, business model development, social enterprise funding or revenue models, international or cross-institutional education, mentorship, and student evaluation.
Qualifications
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Skills
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Benefits
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Pay
Sessional Lecturer I - $4,910.35
Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term - $5,255.02
Sessional Lecturer II - $5,255.02
Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term - $5,380.14
Sessional Lecturer III - $5,380.14
Sessional Lecturer III - Long Term - $5,515.18
Schedule
Online synchronous seminar-style sessions; occurring between Monday, July 20, 2026 - Friday, July 31, 2026. Classes will be 9am to 12 pm.