Department of Philosophy
University of Toronto Mississauga - Job Postings Sessional Lecturers 2008-2009
These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

Effective Date for the below positions: April 29, 2008
Closing Date for the below positions: May 28, 2008

How to Submit an Application: Please submit a CV and letter of application to Elisabeta Vanatoru, Chair's Assistant at elisabeta.vanatoru@utoronto.ca
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PHL220H5 F LEC6001, Introduction to Existentialism

Tuesdays, 18:30-21:30

Human perception and knowledge of reality; freedom and the meaning of human life; sexuality and the body.  Authors include Heidegger, Buber, Marcel, Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty

September - December 2008

Estimate of course enrolment: 100

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

Salary: $6,500 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 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.
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PHL247H5 S LEC6001, Contemporary Social Issues

Wednesdays 18:00-21:00

Against the background of some major social and political theories, this course will explore such practical problems as nationalism, racism, sexism, inequality, revolution and political radicalism.

January - April 2009

Estimate of course enrolment: 120

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

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.
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PHL282H5 S L6001, Death and Dying

Monday, 6-9pm

An intermediate-level study of moral and legal problems, including the philosophical significance of death, the high-tech prolongation of life, definition and determination of death, suicide, active and passive euthanasia, the withholding of treatment, palliative care and the control of pain, living wills; recent judicial decisions.

January - April 2009

Estimate of course enrolment: 100

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

Salary: $6,500 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.
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PHL295H5 F, Philosophy of Business

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30am - 1:00pm

Philosophical issues in ethics, social theory, and theories of human nature insofar as they bear on the contemporary conduct of business.  Issues include: Does business have moral responsibilities?  Can social costs and benefits be calculated? Does modern business life determine human nature of the other way around?  Do political ideas and institutions such as democracy have a role within business?

September - December 2008

Estimate of course enrolment:  80

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

Salary:  $6,500 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.
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PHL300H5 F, Topics in Ancient Philosophy

Tuesday and Thursdays, 9:00 - 10:30am

A study of some topics or thinker in the ancient period.

September - December 2008

Estimate of course enrolment: 40

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

Salary:  $6,500 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.