Date Posted: 12/11/2025
Req ID: 46373
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Philosophy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Course Number and Title: PHL342H1S Minds and Machines
Course Description: An investigation of philosophical questions raised by contemporary cognitive science and artificial intelligence (AI). Possible topics to be addressed: whether machines could think and be conscious; the computational theory of mind; embodied cognition and the extended mind hypothesis; the “singularity”; and moral and political implications of machine learning research.
Number of Positions: 1
Estimated Course Enrollment: 225 students
Estimated Number of Hours: 140 Hours
Schedule: Lectures on Tuesdays from 13:00-15:00; Tutorials on Mondays 12:00, 13:00, 14:00
Sessional Dates of Appointment: January 1st, 2026 - April 30th, 2026
Rate of Pay: $54.27 per hour plus 4% vacation pay
*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: Undergraduate Degree in Philosophy. One year prior experience as a TA, preferably in Philosophy or a related field at U of T. Good prior knowledge of the subject matter of the course.
Description of Duties:
• Holding 3 one-hour tutorials each week
• Preparation for tutorials and grading• Grading
• Attending training sessions/meetings with the course instructor• Organizing and submitting grades• Holding office hours • Lecture attendance
Application Instructions: Applicants must submit a cover letter, an updated curriculum vitae, and the CUPE 3902 application form, to Eric Correia by email at eric.correia@utoronto.ca.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.Closing Date: 12/19/2025, 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.
