Department of Philosophy

University of Toronto Mississauga

EMERGENCY Job Posting Sessional Lecturer 2007-2008

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

Effective Date for the position below: June 4, 2007

Closing Date for the position below: June 7, 2007

How to Submit an Application: Please submit a CV and letter of application to Elisabeta Vanatoru, Chair's Assistant at elisabeta.vanatoru@utoronto.ca

PHL324H5F, The Continental Tradition, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-3:00pm

A study of recent traditions of continental philosophy such as phenomenology, existentialism, hermeneutics, critical theory, structuralism and post-structuralism. Figures such as Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, the Frankfurt school, Lacan, Foucault, Deleuze and Derrida.

September 1 - December 31, 2007

Estimate of course enrolment: 40

TA Support: None if 40 students or less, otherwise (enrolment - 30) x 1.2 = TA hours.

Salary: $6,275 inclusive of vacation pay.

Qualifications: PhD in philosophy is preferred, but applicants (non-current U of T students) who have completed all the course work for a PhD in philosophy will also be considered. We are seeking previous experience in teaching, teaching excellence, and mastery of subject area. Previous experience in teaching a similar course is highly desirable.

Duties: preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants (if course size warrants), preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to university officials, reasonable student contact hours.