Sessional Lecturer – URD1021HF – Urban Design Visual Communications

Date Posted: 06/16/2025

Req ID: 43568

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design

Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course number and title: URD1021HF – Urban Design Visual Communications

Course description: This August-intensive course is an introduction to contemporary urbanism and urban design visual communication for incoming first-year MUD students. In a hybrid studio and seminar format, the course will situate contemporary issues in urban design visual communication, explore visual communication techniques and methods, and address assignments that offer novel ways of expressing visual communication on urban design matters.

Estimated course enrollment: 12

Estimated TA support: N/A

Class schedule: Daily, 10:00am – 1:00pm jobsnearcanada.com Room TBD

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

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,820.70

Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,510.04

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,510.04

Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,760.28

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,760.28

Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,030.36

• 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:

MArch or MLA degree, with an MUD degree or professional architectural or urban design experience preferred. We are seeking applicants with a proven record of teaching graduate-level seminars or studios.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience and knowledge of visual communication theory, techniques, and methods, including both non-Western and Western contexts is preferred.

Duties:

Preparation and delivery of course material; managing digital teaching materials; 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:

Applicants should submit by email a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form. Please ensure you are using the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form. Please submit application to sessionals@daniels.utoronto.ca.

Closing Date: 07/08/2025, 11:59PM EDT

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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