Winter 2027: Sessional Lecturer - LMP2003H: Biomedical Ethics (0.5FCE)
Date posted: 10/24/2026 · Closing date: 11/16/2026, 11:59 PM EDT · Req ID: 50748 · Category: Sessional Instruction · Faculty: Temerty Faculty of Medicine · Department: Dept of Lab. Medicine & Pathobiology · Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) · Positions: 2 × 0.25 FCE · Estimated enrollment: 10 students · TA support: n/a
About the role
Advancing technology increases our ability to intervene in the course of natural events involving human health and well‑being. This one‑term 0.5 FCE course broadly focuses on ethical questions and dilemmas in both pathology and embryology. Topics include, but are not limited to, ethical considerations in research, biobanking, confidentiality in the use of samples, autopsy ethics, ethics of clinical teaching, emerging reproductive technologies, gene editing, genetic alteration/genetic enhancement, and the ethical implications of changes to the germ line.
Schedule
- Class meeting: Wednesday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Sessional appointment dates: January 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027
Pay
- Sessional Lecturer I – $4,998.74
- Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term – $5,349.61
- Sessional Lecturer II – $5,349.61
- Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term – $5,476.98
- Sessional Lecturer III – $5,476.98
- Sessional Lecturer III – Long Term – $5,614.45
Rates are per 0.25 FCE (course will be co‑taught). Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from those stated here, the collective agreement rates prevail.
Requirements
- Minimum: Master’s degree in Science with direct knowledge and training in Bioethics.
- Preferred: Experience teaching at the graduate level in Bioethics, especially in the biomedical field.
Responsibilities
- Preparation and delivery of course content, including lectures and/or seminars.
- Creation of courseware.
- Development and administration of assignments, tests, and examinations.
- Marking and grading of student work and submission of grades to appropriate University officials.
- Maintenance of reasonable hours of student contact outside scheduled class time.
- Creation, maintenance, and management of the Quercus course site: collecting material from lecturers in advance and posting slide sets, handouts, reading lists, journal articles, bibliographies, and other required course content.