Sessional Instructor: FABR Studio: Metal, Faculty of Art, Winter 2026-27

OCAD University; Toronto; On-site; CAD 7,500 - 9,000; Part time

Job summary

OCAD University invites applications for the Winter 2026-27 term to teach FABR Studio: Metal (0.5 credit) in the FABR program. The session is a fixed-term contract with a per-course pay scale and a 7% in lieu of benefits, subject to enrolment and budget approvals.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada and support equity and inclusion in the classroom. Responsibilities include course development, delivery, critiques, grading, and ensuring health and safety and curricular deadlines are

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in art or design or equivalent professional/practical experience.
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level is an asset.
• Experience with metal-working processes in a post-secondary context is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and teaching-related responsibilities including course outlines, studio prep and delivery, lectures, critiques, grading, and evaluations.
• Health & safety responsibilities and meeting academic deadlines.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Inclusive teaching

Education

Terminal degree in art/design

Equivalent professional/practical experience

Tools

Metalworking

Job description

Sessional Instructor: FABR Studio: Metal, Faculty of Art, Winter 2026-27 - Job Code 3923 Department Faculty of Art Employment Type Temporary/Contract

OCAD University acknowledges the ancestralterritories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabeg and the Huron-Wendat, who are the original owners and custodians of the land on which we live, work, and create.

OCAD University , Canada’s largest and oldest art and design university, is a vibrant community of bold, curious and compassionate artists, designers and scholars who are imagining and creating a joyful, equitable and sustainable world. The University is an internationally renowned hub for art, design, digital media, research, innovation and creativity, and arts administration. It embraces collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to change-making through art, design-thinking curriculum and research, making OCAD U a local, regional, national and global leader in art and design.

Itisanexciting time to join the OCAD U community as the University is at a key stage in its institutional transformation, with the implementation of its Academic and Strategic Plan and guiding principles — driving positive impact; decolonization, indigenization and equity; environmental sustainability; emerging as a vibrant hub; student centered approaches; innovation in learning teaching and research; and financial stewardship.

The Faculty of Art invites applications for the following anticipated course offerings in the Winter 2026-27 academic term:

FABR-3002: FABR Studio: Metal (0.5 credit)
(Winter 2027 Semester: January 7, 2027 – April 7, 2027; Friday: 11:50AM - 2:50PM; In-Person)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Fabrication Studio courses allow students to further develop their skills and expertise while working under the direction of faculty. An emphasis is placed upon integrating issues of technique, aesthetics and ideas as they relate to the development of an art and design practice.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Teaching and teaching-related responsibilities may include but are not limited to: course outline development, studio preparation and delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews; including responsibility for health & safety and meeting academic and curricular requirements and deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• The successful applicant should have a terminal degree in art, design or relevant discipline and/or equivalent professional/practical experience
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level is considered an asset, equivalent relevant experience will be considered
• Experience with metal-working processes in a post-secondary context (including health & safety) will be considered an asset
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership and experience promoting a respectful and inclusive work and learning environment for students, staff, and faculty

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Sessional appointments are fixed‑term annual contracts. Sessional compensation includes a per-course pay scale with salary level of $7,508.00 (per 0.5 credit course) plus 7% in lieu of benefits and vacation pay, per the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. These positions are subject to budgetary approval and satisfactory enrolment levels.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer (with a valid work or study permit, SIN and Canadian bank account).

As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and related scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to and enrich the institution’s core mission and vision as an art and design university with a local and global scope.

As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.

We encourage members of designated equity-deserving groups to self-identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire.

In order to alleviate the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous faculty, priority in hiring will be given to qualified racialized and Indigenous persons who self-identify as such in the application process. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.