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The University of Toronto seeks sessional lecturers for a course on 'Authentic Leadership and Teaming' for fall 2023. Candidates should possess strong teaching and leadership skills, focusing on authentic leadership practices and interpersonal dynamics. Successful applicants will prepare and deliver engaging lectures while fostering a positive learning environment.
Course description: This course will outline and apply the core elements of authentic leadership. Self-leadership concepts and frameworks will be presented relative to value systems, life experiences, and gifts and abilities. These concepts will be applied to the identification and understanding of preferred approaches to working and leading, and extended to the creation of environments and dynamics in which individuals are most effective. Interpersonal leadership skills relating to providing feedback and working in teams will be described and applied to coaching others. The final section of the course will focus on strategies for building and articulating change. These strategies are applied to the translation of authentic leadership, and the ability to work with others, into strategic efforts that are both meaningful to an individual, and valuable to others.
Posting end date: June 30, 2023
Number of positions (est): Two (2) positions
Estimated course enrolment: Approximately 25 students
Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Hours: 0.5 HCE (up to a maximum of 115 hrs)
Salary: CUPE minimum salary rates for a half course (HCE), inclusive of vacation pay, are: Sessional Lecturer 1 - $9,457.90; Sessional Lecturer 1 Long Term - $9,930.79; Sessional Lecturer 2 - $10,121.77; Sessional Lecturer 2 Long Term - $10,326.62; Sessional Lecturer 3 - $10,362.76 and Sessional Lecturer 3 Long Term - $10,570.02. 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: Applicants must have extensive knowledge of and experience in the core elements of authentic leadership and coaching techniques. Applicants must have excellent skills in teaching self-leadership techniques, concepts and frameworks. In addition, applicants must have strong knowledge of interpersonal leadership skills, as they relate to providing feedback and working in teams. Applicants must have strong skills in teaching students techniques to co-create strategies that will deliver improved sustainable growth for individuals, groups, and society as well as adjust their actions to change the environment, dynamics and outcomes. Applicants should have a strong record of presenting lectures. The applicant must be able to lecture in a clear voice and explain concepts clearly.
Preferred Qualifications: Graduate degree in Education, Business or Leadership Studies, or equivalent experience. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in leadership development theory and practice. Proven track record of effective teaching and curriculum design. Understanding of the engineering profession and context. Capacity to deliver experiential pedagogy.
Description of duties:
preparation of lectures and course materials
delivery of lectures
possible supervision of Teaching Assistants
setting and marking of projects, tests and exams
evaluation of final grades
contact with students
Application Procedure:
Applicants should submit:
curriculum vitae including the names of three referees
Application letters should be addressed to:
Chanelle Small-Reid
Academic Administrative Coordinator
Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP)
55 St. George Street
Toronto, ON M5S 0C9
Please include only one (1) Unit 3 application, listing all courses you are applying for; do not send separate applications for each course.
If during the application and/or selection process you require accommodation due to a disability, please contact Chanelle Small-Reid at istep.academic@utoronto.ca .
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.
Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.
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.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.
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