Special Populations: Understanding Disease

University of Guelph; Toronto; On-site; CAD 5,000 - 9,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto is seeking a Sessional Lecturer for KIN*4050: Special Populations: Understanding Disease, Winter 2027. This assignment supports in-person instruction at the Guelph Humber campus.

Responsibilities include orientation and training, maintaining office hours, preparing materials, consulting with students, coordinating TA activities, invigilating exams, and grading. Applicants should hold a master's degree in a related field and have prior university teaching

Qualifications

• Masters degree in a related field is required.
• Prior teaching experience at college or university level is required.
• Demonstrated quality research or clinical activity related to the course content is required.

Responsibilities

• Orientation, training, and course preparation.
• Office hours and student consultation.
• TA coordination meetings and invigilating exams.
• Grading and other duties as described in posting.

Skills

Teaching ability

Research knowledge

Education

Masters degree related to field

PhD related to field (preferred)

Job description

for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

SL399684-Winter 2027-KIN*4050 (Kinesiology Program) Special Populations: Understanding Disease

Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2

Academic Unit:

Guelph Humber Programs

Semester(s) of Assignment(s):

Winter 2027

Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections:

1

Level of Work Assignment(s):

1

Right of First Refusal (RoFR)

A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?

A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course:

Yes

Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal:

1

Course Name:

Special Populations: Understanding Disease

Course Format:

In-Person

Course Description:

See Course Calendar

Other Course Description or Assignment Information:

This course will provide students with a greater understanding of human disease processes including how the disease manifests and the progression of the primary and secondary effects. This course will assist the student in understanding injury/disease states. The course will focus on selected pathophysiological states that are commonly confronted in practice and is designed to promote an understanding of the decisions related to assessment and initiation of therapeutic treatments.-To view course outlines from previous offerings of this course (if available), please visit: https://www.guelphhumber.ca/academic-services/course-outlines- Classes held on University of Guelph-Humber campus (Toronto).

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Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• TA Coordination Meetings
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Other Duties (specified below)
• Other Duties Described:
• - Required to attend faculty meetings- Instructor may be required to participate in course website training

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Degree: Masters related to field
• Prior Teaching Experience: Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
• Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: Quality Research or Clinical activity in areas relevant to the course demonstrating knowledge of current developments in course content

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree: PhD related to field
• Prior Teaching Experience: Other Capacity to work and interact successfully with undergraduate students, at the University of Guelph-Humber
• Research Experience: Quality and or Recent Research activity in related field demonstrating knowledge of current developments in course content.
• Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: -Candidates should provide in their application evidence of prior teaching experience and teaching success/excellence related to course content, which may include a dossier, teaching philosophy, examples of teaching innovations, course developments, evaluations of previously taught courses (e.g., peer evaluations and/or student feedback), reference letters, and any other relevant information they wish to have evaluated by the selection committee (some documents on file in the department or program, such as UofGH Student Feedback Questionnaires of courses taught on UofG contracts, may also be used).

Days Required and Wages

Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date):

January 7, 2027 to April 30, 2027

Other Posting Information

Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day):

Thursday, November 5, 2026

Posting Email Contact:

[e-mail]

Hiring Contact Information:

[e-mail]

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.

SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: [e-mail]).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.