Sessional Lecturer - LHA1004H - Research Literacy in Educational Leadership and Policy

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in Toronto is seeking a qualified Sessional Lecturer for the course LHA1004H - Research Literacy in Educational Leadership and Policy. This position involves teaching, preparing course material, and evaluating students from January 1 to April 30, 2026. Candidates should possess a Doctorate in related fields and demonstrate significant teaching experience and scholarship in Educational Leadership and Policy.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Education Leadership and Policy or a related field.
• Demonstrated scholarship in Educational Leadership and Policy.
• Successful post-secondary teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and lead the graduate half course.
• Be available to students seeking assistance.
• Evaluate student work and provide feedback.

Skills

Scholarship in Educational Leadership and Policy

Professional experience in PK-12 Educational Leadership

Teaching experience

Education

Doctorate in Education Leadership and Policy

Tools

Canvas/Quercus

Job description

Date Posted: 10/21/2025
Req ID: 45706
Faculty/Division: OISE
Department: Dept of Leadership, Higher & Adult Educn.
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Overview

This is a Sessional Lecturer position for the course LHA1004H - Research Literacy in Educational Leadership and Policy. The appointment is for the period January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026, with in-person lectures on Mondays 17:00 - 20:00. The course is offered by the Department of Leadership, Higher & Adult Education in the OISE faculty at the University of Toronto, St. George campus.

Course details

• Course number and title: Sessional Lecturer – LHA1004H - Research Literacy in Educational Leadership and Policy
• Course description: The goals of this course are to provide students with an introduction to the purposes of research in educational leadership and policy and to assist students in learning how to find, understand, share, and act on research in their graduate studies and in their professional work. While the course will provide overviews of methodologies, this is not a course on "how to do" research. Rather, research literacy is concerned with the capacity to find, understand, critically appraise, share and act on evidence. The course will include consideration of: the nature of research literacy and knowledge mobilization; the concepts and practices of finding, understanding, sharing and acting on research; developments in education research philosophies, paradigms, stances and methods; defining research questions and search strategies; strategies for critiquing and citing research; research methods and approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, mixed and evaluation methods; design and use of literature reviews, syntheses and meta-analyses; critically reviewing research products and processes; communicating and presenting research reviews; the rise of evidence-based policy and practice; and educational leadership for applying research to educational leadership and policy.
• Estimated course enrolment: 25 students
• Estimated TA support: No
• Class schedule (Lectures): In Person, Monday 17:00 - 20:00
• Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026

Salary

• Pay for half course, vacation pay included:
• $9,820.70 - Sessional Lecturer I
• $10,510.04 - Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term
• $10,510.04 - Sessional Lecturer II
• $10,760.28 - Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term
• $10,760.28 - Sessional Lecturer III
• $11,030.36 - 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.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: Doctorate in Education Leadership and Policy or a related field; demonstrated scholarship in Educational Leadership and Policy and in the subject area of the course; professional, advocacy, and/or knowledge mobilization experience in PK-12 Educational Leadership and Policy; successful post-secondary teaching experience and a successful track record of teaching online, preferably using Canvas/Quercus
• Preferred qualifications: Experience teaching graduate-level courses; experience teaching in the subject area of the course

Description of duties

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

Application instructions

Apply online: h t t p s : / / h i r i n g . o i s e . u t o r t o . c a / s l / s e s s i o n a l _ l e c t u r e r _ j o b s .

Include a cover letter indicating your expertise in the subject area as well as an explanation of how you will organize this course, your c.v., evidence of teaching in the relevant area (including student evaluations, if available), and the names and emails of three referees.

Closing date

11/10/2025, 11:59 PM EDT

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. If rates vary from the rates in this posting, the rates 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 per Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by CUPE 3902 Unit 1 rather than Unit 3 and should not apply for positions posted under Unit 3.