Sessional Lecturer - ARC1011YF - Design Studios I

Date Posted: 07/04/2025
Req ID: 44101
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

In this course students will develop spatial skills relating two and three dimensional problems of design and developing sophisticated spatial strategies from elementary exercises. Students will be asked to turn abstract design questions into architectural environments. Finally students will be introduced to the interaction between primary structural principals and form. The studio will introduce simple building programs and site relationships.

Estimated Course Enrollment: 68

Estimated TA Support: N/A

Class Schedule: TBD

Dates of Appointment: September 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

Salary (0.5 FCE):

$9,820.70 for Sessional Lecturer I ($10,510.04 for SLI Long Term);

$10,510.04 for Sessional Lecturer II ($10,760.28 for SLII Long Term);

$10,760.28 for Sessional Lecturer III ($11,030.36 for SLIII Long Term), inclusive of vacation pay

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: M.Arch degree or other Graduate degree in Architecture preferred. We are seeking applicants with a proven record of teaching foundation design studios at the M.Arch and/or B.A/B.Arch level.

Preferred qualifications: Knowledge of contemporary architectural pedagogy and the current state of the discipline, at both practical and theoretical levels, is highly desirable.

Description of duties: Attending meetings required by studio coordinator; preparation and delivery of course material; managing digital teaching materials, supervision of teaching assistants; preparation and delivery of assignments, tests, final examinations and deferred final examinations; marking of student work, submission of grades, dealing with student enquiries, appeals and petitions and student contact hours.

Application instructions: All individuals interested in this position must submit the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Form located here: https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf, Cover Letter, and Curriculum Vitae in one PDF file to: Daniels Sessional <[email protected]>. A valid email address is required.

Closing Date: 07/25/2025, 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.