Sessional Lecturer- MHI2007H - Quantitative Skills in Health Informatics

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 10,000 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Toronto is seeking a Sessional Lecturer for the eMHI2007H – Quantitative Skills in Health Informatics course. The position runs Winter 2027 with weekly in-person sessions on Tuesdays, 5:10 pm–7:00 pm, Jan 12–Apr 20, 2027, and a typical in-class format under CUPE 3902 Unit 3.

Responsibilities include course co-instruction, course design, and assessment of student outcomes. Salary ranges are listed for several lecturer levels; termination date follows aggregate agreement.

Qualifications

• PhD or Masters level education in Measurement and Evaluation, Statistics or related field.
• Demonstrated experience conducting research projects requiring quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methodology.
• Experience in design and implementation of data collection instruments and effective methods for communicating research results.
• Experience teaching graduate-level courses, preferably in research methodology and/or statistics related field.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to mature students and facilitate group learning processes.
• Comfortable with electronic teaching tools such as Learning Management Systems (e.g., Quercus), PowerPoint, as well as on-line collaboration tools (Blogs, Wikkis, Discussion Boards, Webinars, or Video-conferencing).

Responsibilities

• Course co-instructor for a professional graduate course using competency-based learning and assessment methods.
• Responsible for course design and assessment of student outcomes. Must be accessible to students outside of classroom hours.

Skills

Quantitative and qualitative research

Graduate-level teaching experience

Student engagement and facilitation

Data analysis communication

Course design and assessment

Education

PhD or Masters in Measurement and Evaluation, Statistics or related field

Tools

Quercus LMS

PowerPoint

Online collaboration tools

Job description

CUPE Local 3902 (Unit 3) Job Posting

Sessional Lecturer Position

Posting Date: September 21, 2026

Program: Masters of Health Informatics (MHI)

Sessional Dates of Appointment: Winter 2027, January – April

Existing Vacancy: Yes

Course Title: eMHI2007H – Quantitative Skills in Health Informatics

Course Description:

This course is designed to give students a working knowledge of different types of data in healthcare, health data governance, data privacy, data standards, data quality, and selected applied statistical techniques relevant to healthcare settings. Through this course, students will review common statistical methods used in health research and get familiarized with using SAS to implement these methods for data analysis. In addition, students will learn about clinical data sciences. The emphasis will be placed on the fundamental of clinical data sciences, related skills and conceptual understanding of data analytics techniques (Regex, SQL, RapidMiner).

The goal is for students to gain experience in practical statistical and data analytics techniques to handle and manage their daily professional tasks.

Objectives:

• - The goal is for students to gain experience in practical statistical and data analytics techniques to handle and manage their daily professional tasks.

Course Details:

Class schedule: Weekly sessions from 5:10 pm to 7 pm on Tuesdays between January 12 and April 20, 2027.

Delivery mode: In-person

Estimated enrolment: 35

Estimated TA support: None

Qualifications:

• - PhD or Masters level education in Measurement and Evaluation, Statistics or related field;
• - Demonstrated experience conducting research projects requiring quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methodology;
• - Experience in design and implementation of data collection instruments and effective methods for communicating research results;
• - Experience teaching graduate-level courses, preferably in research methodology and/or statistics related field;
• - Demonstrated ability to relate to mature students and facilitate group learning processes;
• - Comfortable with electronic teaching tools such as Learning Management Systems (e.g., Quercus), PowerPoint, as well as on-line collaboration tools (Blogs, Wikkis, Discussion Boards, Webinars, or Video-conferencing).

Duties:

• - Course co-instructor for a professional graduate course using competency-based learning and assessment methods.
• - Responsible for course design and assessment of student outcomes. Must be accessible to students outside of classroom hours.

Salary:

$9,997.47 - Sessional Lecturer I

$10,699.21 - Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term

$10,699.21 - 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 ratesstatedin thisposting,the ratesstatedin the collective agreement shall prevail.

Closing Date: October 12, 2026

This job is postedin accordance withthe 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.

Preferenceinhiringisgiventoqualifiedindividualsadvancedto therankofSessionalLecturerII orSessionalLecturer IIIinaccordancewithArticle14:12oftheCUPE3902Unit3collectiveagreement.

Pleasenote:UndergraduateorgraduatestudentsandpostdoctoralfellowsoftheUniversityofTorontoarecoveredby theCUPE3902Unit1collectiveagreementrather thantheUnit3collectiveagreement,andshouldnotapplyforpositionspostedundertheUnit3collectiveagreement.