Sessional Lecturer ECO411H5S (Mississauga, ON, CA) presso University of Toronto

Date Posted: 09/11/2025
Req ID: 45161
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Economics
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

 

Description:

                                                Department of Economics at UTM

                                                                  Sessional Lecturer

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

 

The Department of Economics has the following Sessional Lecturer position available for the 2026 Winter term and invites applications from suitably qualified candidates who are not current University of Toronto students. Late applications cannot be considered.

 

Posting date: Thursday September 11, 2025

Closing date: Thursday October 2, 2025

Number of positions available: 1

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Course title: ECO411H5S Human Capital and Education in the Economy (1 section) 

Class schedule: 

Section LEC0101 - Thursday 1:00pm to 3:00pm  (times subject to change) 

Dates of appointment: January 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026 (actual work may extend into May 2026)
Delivery: The mode of instruction for this course will be in person.

 

Description of Course: This course addresses empirical and theoretical issues in education economics. Topics will include the interaction of human capital with growth and inequality, teacher incentives and teacher quality, early childhood education, and the racial achievement gap. We will also discuss the tools economists use to measure the causal effects of policies, and consider how statistics often presented in policy debates may be biased. After this course, students should be comfortable reading research papers in economics. [24L] 

Estimated Enrolment: 32

Estimated Teaching Assistant Support: 30 hours (per section)

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Position Description: All normal duties related to the design, administration and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; supervision of teaching assistants; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and examinations, including make-up tests; calculation and submission of grades to university officials; holding regular student office hours and maintaining reasonable availability for student contact.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching and mastery of subject area
• Previous experience in teaching this, or related course, at university level
• Demonstrated Excellence in delivering online courses in a remote setting.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Economics
• Professional experience in Finance industry

 

Salary:    $9,820.70 at Sessional Lecturer I 0.5 FCE rate (inclusive of vacation pay)

$10,510.04 at Sessional Lecturer II 0.5 FCE rate (inclusive of vacation pay)

Salary rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail, in the event in a discrepancy of rates with this posting.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or III in accordance with Article 14:12

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Please submit application (via email) with current Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to:

Email: [email protected]

Department of Economics, University of Toronto Mississauga
 

Late applications cannot be considered.
By submitting an application and CV for this position, you will receive email notification of vacancies for Sessional Lecturers within the UTM Department of Economics for the next twenty-four (24) months.

Closing Date: 10/02/2025, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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