Sessional Lecturer - CIE1001H - Introduction to Comparative, International and Development Education

University of Toronto - Woodsworth College; Toronto; Remote; CAD 10,000 - 11,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Toronto invites applications for a Sessional Lecturer in CIE1001H - Introduction to Comparative, International and Development Education, offered through OISE at St. George campus in downtown Toronto.

Prepare and lead the graduate half-course, provide student support between classes, and evaluate student work with feedback. Courses run online synchronously using Canvas/Quercus, with preference for prior graduate teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Must hold a doctoral degree in international comparative education and demonstrate mastery in the subject area.
• Have professional, advocacy, and/or knowledge mobilization experience in the subject area.
• Have successful post-secondary teaching experience and a track record of teaching graduate-level courses online, preferably using Canvas/Quercus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, organize, and lead the graduate half course; be available to students seeking assistance; evaluate student work and provide feedback.

Skills

Teaching online graduate courses

Canvas/Quercus experience

Advocacy/knowledge mobilization

Education

Doctoral degree in international comparative education

Job description

Sessional Lecturer - CIE1001H - Introduction to Comparative, International and Development Education

Faculty/Division: OISE

Department: Dept of Leadership, Higher & Adult Educ.

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Course number and title

CIE1001H - Introduction to Comparative, International and Development Education

Course description

This course serves as the basic core course for the Institute's graduate studies specialization in comparative, international, and development education. It focuses upon the various theoretical conceptions of the socioeconomic development process and the role of formal and non-formal educational programs within that process. The basic purposes of the course are to introduce students to the comparative literature regarding education in advanced and developing nations, to evaluate the various ways in which comparative data may be used, and to examine the relative utility of various theoretical perspectives for understanding formal and non-formal educational policy problems common to many societies.

Estimated course enrolment

25 students

Estimated TA support

No

Class schedule (Lectures)

TU 17:00-20:00 @ ON LINE

Online Synchronous

Sessional Dates Of Appointment

January 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must hold a doctoral degree in international comparative education; must show demonstrated mastery in the subject area; have professional, advocacy, and/or knowledge mobilization experience in the subject area; and have successful post-secondary teaching experience and a successful track record of teaching graduate-level courses online, preferably using Canvas/Quercus.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to individuals with significant prior graduate teaching experience in this area.

Description Of Duties

Prepare, organize, and lead this graduate half course; be available to students seeking assistance between classes; and evaluate student work and provide students with feedback.

Salary

Pay for half course, vacation pay included:

• $9,997.48 - Sessional Lecturer I
• $10,669.22 - Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term
• $10,669.22 - Sessional Lecturer II
• $10,953.96 - Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term
• $10,953.96 - Sessional Lecturer III
• $11,228.90 - 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.

Collective Agreement

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.

Closing Date

11/13/2026, 11:59PM EDT

Diversity Statement

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