Sessional Lecturer - URD1518HS:Selected Topics in Urban Design

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 6,000 - 9,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Toronto invites applications for a Sessional Lecturer position URD1518HS: Selected Topics in Urban Design at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design. The appointment runs January 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027, with responsibilities including delivery of course content and assessment, and management of digital teaching materials.

Minimum qualifications include an MArch with an MUD or MSc in Urban Planning and professional urban design experience; applicants with

Qualifications

• MArch with a MUD or MSc in Urban Planning required.
• Professional urban design experience preferred.
• Experience teaching urban design at graduate level is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver course material for URD1504HS.
• Manage digital teaching materials and assessments.
• Deliver assignments, tests, and final examinations; grade submissions.

Skills

Urban design knowledge

Teaching delivery

Curriculum development

Student assessment

Education

MArch

MUD or MSc in Urban Planning

Job description

Sessional Lecturer - URD1518HS:Selected Topics in Urban Design

Date Posted: 10/19/2026
Req ID: 50616
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus:St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course number and title: URD1504HS - Selected Topics in Urban Design

Course description: This course will provide students with opportunities to study and carry out research on a contemporary subject within urban design. Instructor is encouraged to foreground forms of representation as a medium and/or tools of engagement in assignments.

Sessional Dates of Appointment: January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027

*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: MArc with a MUD or MSc in Urban Planning degree and professional urban design experience preferred.

Preferred Qualifications: Applicants with a proven record of scholarship and/or teaching urban design and at the graduate level and knowledge of contemporary urban design issues.

Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material; managing digital teaching materials; preparation and delivery of assignments, tests, final examinations and deferred final examinations; marking of student work, submission of grades, dealing with student enquiries, appeals and petitions and student contact hours.

Closing Date:11/06/2026, 11:59PM EDT

For questions, please contact: [e-mail].

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