Sessional Lecturer Urban Forest Conservation Field Camp

Sessional Lecturer - FOR
1585H - Urban Forest Conservation Field Camp

Date Posted: 01/09/2026

Req : 46588

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design

Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Course Number and

Title:

FOR
1585H - Urban Forest Conservation Field Camp

Course

Description:

The Urban Forest Conservation Field Camp will consist of five days examining urban forestry issues in the GTA and 5-7 additional days visiting municipalities in eastern Ontario (Ottawa area), and western Quebec (Montreal). Topics will include urban forest inventories, nursery production, arboricultural techniques, urban woodland management, urban forest health, urban forest administration, urban dendrology and urban forestry research.

Note:

Summer session course/activity.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 15-20

Estimated TA Support: N/A

Class

Schedule:

Late April to early May

Sessional Dates of Appointment: 1 May 2026 – 30 June 2026; please note that this position includes the completion of any course work and grading not completed by 30 June 2026

• $9,820.70 (Sessional Lecturer I)
• $10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer II)
• $10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term)
• $10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term)
• $10,760.28 (Sessional Lecturer III)
• $11,030.36 (Sessional Lecturer III – Long Term)

• 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.

Extensive professional experience in urban forestry.

Preferably a Ph.D. degree; teaching and field camp experience an asset.

Prepare and deliver lectures, maintain course notes and readings on Quercus, set and mark course assignments, including analysis of an urban tree inventory dataset. Evaluate student presentations, reports, possible final exam or other assignments. Compile, record and submit final marks. Be available to students via email prior to the formal course start and daily during the intensive two weeks in the field.

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Closing Date: 01/30/2026, 11:59PM EDT

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