Date Posted: 12/10/2025
Req ID: 46366
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Ctr of Criminology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Course Number and Title: CRI480H1S Interpersonal Violence (0.5 FCE)
Course Description: The meaning, purposes and sources of interpersonal violence, including an examination of debates over defining and documenting violence, and a review of the research on the relationships between illegitimate, interpersonal violence and state-approved or state-initiated violence. Cultural, social and individual correlates of interpersonal violence; the violence of the law; and how violence is justified and denied.
Number of Positions: 1. We are seeking 1 Sessional Lecturer I to teach the course (0.5 FCE)
Estimated course enrollment: 30
Class schedule: TU:15:00-17:00
*Please note, the delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.
Sessional dates of appointment: Jan 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026
Salary: (0.5 FCE) Sessional Lecturer I - $9,820.7 Sessional Lecturer I (Long Term) - $10,510.04Sessional Lecturer II - $10,510.04Sessional Lecturer II (Long Term) - $10,760.28Sessional Lecturer III - $10,760.28Sessional Lecturers III (Long Term) - $11,030.36
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: PhD in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
Preferred Qualifications: PhD in relevant social science discipline (e.g. criminology, sociology, or political science), and relevant professional experience required. Experience teaching this course or another similar course would be desirable.
Description of duties: All duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; printing of course material; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; and order all necessary readings.
Application Instruction:
Applicants must submit Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 (Unit 3) Employment Application Form to the attention of:
Matthew Light Associate Professor; Undergraduate Coordinator
Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal StudiesCanadiana Gallery, Second Floor14 Queen’s Park Crescent West
Email: assistant.crimsl@utoronto.ca
Application Instruction:
Applicants must submit an updated curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching in the relevant area (including student evaluations, if available), and the CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form to Meng Xiao at assistant.crimsl@utoronto.ca no later than the closing date of the job posting. The email's subject line should read"Application CUPE Unit 3".
Closing Date: 12/12/2025, 11:59PM EDT
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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.
