Sessional Lecturer - GLA2067HF Illicit Trade in Drugs

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading educational institution as a Sessional Lecturer to teach 'Illicit Trade in Drugs.' Engage with graduate students on critical issues surrounding the illicit trade and develop course materials. This role requires a PhD and offers an opportunity to educate future leaders in public policy.

Qualifications

• PhD required in relevant field.
• Preferred: Previous teaching experience in this subject area.

Responsibilities

• Develop the syllabus and course materials.
• Teach one 2-hour lecture per week.
• Grade assignments and provide academic counseling to students.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum Development

Public Speaking

Education

PhD in Political Science, International Relations or Law

Job description

Sessional Lecturer - GLA2067HF Illicit Trade in Drugs

Date Posted: 06/14/2023
Req ID: 31650
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Munk Sch Global Affairs & Public Policy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Course number and title: GLA2067HF Illicit Trade in Drugs

Course description: This courses focuses on the illicit trade in legal and illegal drugs (e.g. opioids, cannabis, tobacco). After an overview of key characteristics, trends, factors, and impacts of illicit trade worldwide, students will learn methods to research illicit trade and estimate the size of illicit markets, and explore challenges associated with illicit trade data overall. Following this introduction, the course will assess to what extent illicit markets are inherently violent, and explore the links between illicit trade and terrorism. Case studies will include the impact of legalization/regulation on the illicit cannabis trade, the complicity of the tobacco industry in the illicit tobacco trade, and the opioid crisis in the U.S. and Canada. Finally, the course will tackle policy options against the illicit trade, in particular the international drug control regime and the WHO FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, as well as their implementations at country-level.

*The delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2022-December 31, 2022

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.

Minimum Qualifications: PhD in Political Science, International Relations or Law degree is required.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous teaching experience in this field.

Description of duties: Developing the syllabus, teaching one 2-hour lecture per week at the graduate level, providing weekly office hours for academic counseling of students, preparing and delivering course material; preparing and delivering assignments and tests; marking student work and submitting grades.

Application Procedure: All individuals interested in this position must submit an updated Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form to [e-mail].

Closing Date: 07/05/2023, 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.

About the company

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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