Sessional Lecturer Position, Fall/Winter Term 2005-2006

The African Studies Program seeks a sessional lecturer from September 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006* to teach the following course:

**NEW380Y1Y – INTERMEDIATE SWAHILI**

NEW380Y1Y – Grammar and syntax. Conversation and written composition. Reading of texts: literary, journalistic. Relation of the language to its East African context.

Enrolment Estimate: 30 students

Estimated TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wetmore Hall, room 51A

Salary: $11,500 (Sessional Lecturer I) - $12,500 (Sessional Lecturer II)

*Please note that exams may be held in May and the position includes the completion of any course grading not finished by April 30.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a completed or nearly completed Ph.D. (or equivalent) with a scholarly background in areas related to the specific course. Teaching experience preferred.

Note: Graduate Students who are currently registered in a Ph.D. Program at the University of Toronto are members of CUPE 3902 Unit 1 and are not eligible to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

·Planning and teaching weekly lectures

·Providing office hours for academic counseling of students

·Marking and grading assignments

Application Process

Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application, an updated curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching similar courses (e.g. sample syllabi, teaching evaluations) and two letters of reference by Wednesday, July 6, 2005.

Applications should be sent to:

African Studies Program, c/o Nancy Crawley, Academic Secretary, New College, University of Toronto, 300 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3J6

Email: nancy.garvie@utoronto.ca

This notice is posted pursuant to the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Please note that in accordance with that agreement, preference in hiring is given to qualified persons holding the rank of Sessional Lecturer II.

In accordance with the Employment Equity Policy, the University of Toronto encourages applications from qualified women and men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Posted on June 7, 2005.

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Sessional Lecturer Position, Fall/Winter Term 2005-2006

The African Studies Program seeks a sessional lecturer from September 1, 2005 – April 30, 2006* to teach the following course:

**NEW352Y1Y – AFRICAN CINEMAS**

NEW352Y1Y – History and practice of African Cinemas studied from an interdisciplinary perspective through examination of films and production contexts within the context of contemporary African history.

Enrolment Estimate: 50 students

Estimated TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Wednesdays 11:00 a.m. & Thursdays 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., University College, room 179

Salary: $11,500 (Sessional Lecturer I) - $12,500 (Sessional Lecturer II)

*Please note that exams may be held in May and the position includes the completion of any course grading not finished by April 30.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a completed or nearly completed Ph.D. (or equivalent) with a scholarly background in areas related to the specific course. Teaching experience preferred.

Note: Graduate Students who are currently registered in a Ph.D. Program at the University of Toronto are members of CUPE 3902 Unit 1 and are not eligible to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

·Planning and teaching weekly lectures ·Providing office hours for academic counseling of students ·Marking and grading assignments

Application Process

Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application, an updated curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching similar courses (e.g. sample syllabi, teaching evaluations) and two letters of reference by Wednesday July 6, 2005.

Applications should be sent to:

African Studies Program, c/o Nancy Crawley, Academic Secretary, New College, University of Toronto, 300 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3J6

Email: nancy.garvie@utoronto.ca

This notice is posted pursuant to the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Please note that in accordance with that agreement, preference in hiring is given to qualified persons holding the rank of Sessional Lecturer II.

In accordance with the Employment Equity Policy, the University of Toronto encourages applications from qualified women and men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Posted on June 7, 2005.

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Sessional Lecturer Position, Fall Term 2005

The African Studies Program seeks a sessional lecturer from September 1 – December 31, 2005* to teach the following course:

**NEW252H1F – AFRICAN SYSTEMS OF THOUGHT**

NEW252H1F – The exploration of a range of African cosmologies, epistemologies, and theologies, as well as specific case studies on justice, the moral order, and gender relations. The influence of these richly diverse traditions is traced as well in the writings of African thinkers in the diaspora.

Enrolment Estimate: 50 students

Estimated TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Thursdays 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Wilson Hall, room 524

Salary: $5,575 (Sessional Lecturer I) - $6,250 (Sessional Lecturer II)

*Please note the position includes the completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2005.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a completed or nearly completed Ph.D. (or equivalent) with a scholarly background in areas related to the specific course. Teaching experience preferred.

Note: Graduate Students who are currently registered in a Ph.D. Program at the University of Toronto are members of CUPE 3902 Unit 1 and are not eligible to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

·Planning and teaching weekly lectures

·Providing office hours for academic counseling of students

·Marking and grading assignments

Application Process

Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application, an updated curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching similar courses (e.g. sample syllabi, teaching evaluations) and two letters of reference by Wednesday, July 6, 2005.

Applications should be sent to:

African Studies Program, c/o Nancy Crawley, Academic Secretary, New College, University of Toronto, 300 Huron Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 3J6 Email: nancy.garvie@utoronto.ca

This notice is posted pursuant to the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Please note that in accordance with that agreement, preference in hiring is given to qualified persons holding the rank of Sessional Lecturer II.

In accordance with the Employment Equity Policy, the University of Toronto encourages applications from qualified women and men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.

Posted on June 7, 2005.