Sessional Lecturer - VISHF Photobased; Digital

Course Information

Course number and title: VIS
218H1:
Photobased (Digital)

Course description: Photo-based projects in which the fundamentals of optical-digital photographic processes and technologies are integrated with concepts in contemporary photo-based practice.

Estimated enrollment: 20

Number of positions: 1

Estimated TA support: None

Sessional dates: May 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026

• Sessional Lecturer I: $9,820.70
• Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,510.03
• Sessional Lecturer II: $10,510.03
• Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,760.27
• Sessional Lecturer III: $10,760.27
• Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,030.35

• Minimum: MA or MFA required with teaching experience. Applicants may be asked to supply references.
• Preferred:
  Experience teaching studio art courses/students.

• Preparation and delivery of course material.
• Managing digital teaching materials and platform, 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.

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Closing Date: 03/27/2026, 11:59PM EDT

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Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Job Segment: Photography, Supply, Creative, Operations

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 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.

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.

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.