About this role
Date Posted: October 15, 2026
Req ID: 50556
Faculty/Division: Applied Science and Engineering
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Campus: St. George
Description:
Position: Sessional Lecturer I/II
Course Title and Code : MSE490H1S: Professional Ethics and Practice
Course Description : The various roles of a practicing engineer in industry and society will be presented through a series of seminars. The lecturers will include practicing engineers from local companies and consulting firms and representatives from professional and technical societies.
Estimated Enrolment : 50
Estimated TA support : TBD
Class schedule : https://undergrad.engineering.utoronto.ca/academics-registration/course-timetables/
Sessional date of appointment: Fall-Winter Session, January to April 2026
Salary : Minimum level of pay is $9,997.48 (Sessional Lecturer I) and $10,699.23 (Sessional Lecturer II), and may increase depending on applicant’s level of experience and suitability for the position.
Minimum
Qualifications : A Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, or a closely related field is essential. Experience lecturing and/or coordinating laboratories at the university level are preferred.
Brief description of duties :
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering requires a lecturer (50% appt) to teach MSE490H1S: Professional Ethics and Practice during the Fall-Winter 2026-2027 semester. The successful applicant will be responsible for effectively delivering the course with all of the attendant organizational issues of lecture preparation and delivery, setting, supervision and marking of exams, final course marks, course evaluations, and so forth.
To indicate interest in this position, please send an updated CV and completed application form electronically download from : https://hrandequity.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf to :
Fanny Manousos
Director of Administration
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
184 College Street, Room 140, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E4
Closing Date: November 4, 2026, 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.