Sessional Lecturer - VCC400H5 - Advanced Project

University of Toronto; Mississauga; Remote; CAD 50,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Toronto Mississauga seeks a Sessional Lecturer for VCC400H5: Advanced Project. The course explores DIY moving image practices, with emphasis on making, discourse, and critical analysis. Teaching experience in this area is essential, and independence as sole instructor is preferred.

Responsibilities include course design, delivery, assessment, TA supervision, and timely grade submissions. Applicants should be prepared for January–April 2027 sessions, and be aligned with CUPE 3902

Qualifications

• Ph.D. required to teach this graduate-level topic.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching this topic.
• Experience as sole responsibility course instructor is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Design and teach a university credit course (VCC400H5 Advanced Project).
• Prepare and deliver course material, assignments, tests, and exams; supervise TAs; and submit grades.
• Maintain regular office hours and respond to student inquiries.

Skills

Teaching excellence

Course instructor experience

Education

Ph.D.

Job description

Sessional Lecturer - VCC400H5 - Advanced Project

Date Posted: 09/29/2026
Req ID: 50420
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Visual Studies
Campus:University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Course number and title: VCC400H5 - Advanced Project - DIY Moving Image Practices

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Moving Image Practices blends DIY film production while examining the discourse around DIY moving image production. DIY is a methodology that encourages individuals to become cultural producers as opposed to simply cultural consumers and as such places agency on the individual, challenging contemporary consumer culture’s emphasis on relying on others to satisfy needs. The first part of the course we will examine various DIY approaches to moving image production; in particular, the course will focus on homemade and lowbudget modes of moving image production. The course will encourage film and video production using readily available technologies and materials. In addition, we will discuss software modding, circuit-bending and toy media. The second part of the course, we will study the discourse surrounding DIY moving image production. In particular, wewill study the political significance of DIY movements and the role of public access television, artist-run centres and microcinemas in creating a space for DIY movements. We will also examine online participatory culture. Finally, the various critiques of democratized media will be explored. Throughout the course, DIY moving image production will act as a lens to examine several debates in the field of experimental film and video: What constitutes "art" when moving image production becomes democratized? What does handmade mean in the digital age? Does participatory culture simply imply free labour?

Sessional dates of appointment: Jan 11th - April 12th, 2027

Minimum qualifications: A Ph.D is essential. Demonstrated excellence in teaching this topic. Experience as a sole responsibility course instructor is an asset.

Description of duties: (May include but are not limited to): all normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course material, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams, supervision of teaching assistants, marking of students’ work, submission of grades to university officials, and holding regular office hours.

Scheduling of guest speakers is limited to one week class session.

Closing Date:10/21/2026, 11:59PM EDT

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.

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.

Diversity Statement

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Accessibility Statement

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