Sessional Lecturer-FLMC75H3-Freaks and Geeks: Children in Contemporary Film and Media-Winter 2025

The following position for a Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of English for the Winter 2025 academic session. This posting is in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 (Unit 3). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all Sessional Lecturers and Sessional Instructional Assistants who are teaching in that Department during the current academic year or who have taught for that Department within the previous 36 months, Sessional Lecturers II and Sessional Lecturers III advanced to that rank by the hiring department who have taught for that Department within the previous three (3) academic years, and any person who has submitted a Curriculum Vitae and application within the past 36 months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit an application and updated curriculum vitae to Professor Alice Maurice, Chair of the Department of English, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/eng/app/sl.

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be: 

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90 

Sessional Lecturer I-Long Term: $9,930.79.54 

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: $10,570.01 

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.

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period): January 6, 2025 – April 4, 2025

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by April 30, 2025 for Winter courses.

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Winter 2025

FLMC75H3 Freaks and Geeks: Children in Contemporary Film and Media

This course will look at the depiction of childhood and youth in contemporary film and television, especially focusing on films that feature exceptional, difficult, or magical children. The course will explore how popular culture represents children and teens, and how these films reflect cultural anxieties about parenting, childhood, technology, reproduction, disability and generational change. Films and television shows may include: Mommy, The Babadook, Boyhood, Girlhood, A Quiet Place, We Need to Talk About Kevin, The Shining, Looper, Elephant, Ready Player One, Stranger Things, Chappie, Take Shelter, and Moonlight.

LEC 01

In-person

WE 13:00 pm-4:00 pm

January 1 – April 30, 2025

45

TBD

All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Ph.D. in Cinema Studies or related field; strong academic record and professional promise; ongoing research and publication; experience teaching, especially previous experience in the teaching of film studies at the university level.

Please include a proposed course syllabus with the application.

Application instructions: Applications must be submitted electronically, with a cover letter outlining your qualifications, and a current curriculum vitae with the application using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/eng/app/sl. (Only applications received on the above website will be considered.) 

Please attach the electronic file (MS Word or PDF) with a file name convention of Surname, FirstName, and Course Code.

Link to timetable: http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~registrar/scheduling/timetable

Term Important Dates: Please see Calendar http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/registrar/dates-and-deadlines

Department Contact: eng-ugc.utsc@utoronto.ca 

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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