Sessional Lecturer - ECON 2020U – Macroeconomics - Summer 2025

Sessional Lecturer - ECON 2020U – Macroeconomics - Summer 2025

Tracking Code: req1518

Faculty of Business and Information Technology

Number of Sections: 1

Appointment Type: Limited Term

Salary Grade: Administered in accordance with the Collective Agreement

Posting Date: March 17, 2025

Closing Date: April 24, 2025 (7:00 pm EST)

Course Name and Number: ECON 2020U - Macroeconomics

Location of classes: North Campus

Course Start Date: June 23, 2025

Course End Date: August 15, 2025

Reporting to the Dean of the Faculty of Business and IT, the Sessional Lecturer provides instruction to undergraduate students in ECON 2020U – Macroeconomics.

The current schedule is:

Tuesdays 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

AND

Thursdays 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

(This schedule is subject to changes)

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

The primary responsibility of the applicant is to develop and teach a theoretically, methodologically sophisticated and relevant course at the university level within the parameters of the course description listed above. In keeping with a technology-enhanced learning environment utilizing laptop computers and wireless connectivity, the Sessional Lecturer will deliver the course using a technology-enhanced learning approach that includes a variety of inclusive teaching and learning strategies and assessments. The Sessional Lecturer will prepare, deliver and grade all course material and assignments and be available for consultation with students during and following completion of the course session.

This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the University and PSAC. The collective agreement may be found on the Human Resources section of our website. Candidates will be required to certify that they are currently legally eligible to work in Canada for the duration of the contract.

Qualifications:

In addition to the Required Education, Required Skills, and Required Experience set out below, the successful candidate will have a proven aptitude for teaching at the undergraduate level, with demonstrated potential for making excellent contributions to teaching.

Required Education:

The successful applicant must meet at least one of the following qualifications:

• Masters or PhD in Economics

Required Skills:

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to respond to student enquiries and to grade assignments and exams in a timely manner
• High level of comfort with interacting with students and colleagues using online modalities such as Google Meets and Kaltura
• Ability to manage a course effectively using a Learning Management System
• An ability to develop innovative and inclusive teaching strategies
• An ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural and diverse community

Required Experience:

• Preference will be given to candidates who have taught economics in an undergraduate university commerce program
• Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated teaching excellence in an undergraduate commerce or business management/administration program in a post-secondary environment. Candidates can demonstrate their competence by submitting course evaluations and/or formal peer evaluations

Priority will be given to an Internal Applicant who has taught any course for the University in three (3) different sessions in the past thirty-six (36) months, provided they meet the requirements for the position as outlined in the job posting.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until April 24, 2025 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the university's policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

Job Location: Oshawa, ON, Canada