About the Role
This course focuses on preparing individuals to teach visual arts at the Intermediate/Senior level, covering the Ontario visual arts curriculum, lesson design, and instructional approaches for secondary school studio work and art criticism. It also explores teaching elements and principles of design, creative application, media, alternative media, and technology for both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, organize, and teach this graduate course.
- Be available to students seeking assistance between classes.
- Evaluate and provide students with feedback on their work.
- Attend a pre-course planning/preparation meeting with the course instructional team.
- Attend MT All-Instructor Meetings (AIM).
- Submit course syllabus as requested by the department.
Requirements
- Possess a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrate currency and mastery in the course subject matter.
- Demonstrate excellence in teaching, including online teaching as relevant.
- Demonstrate evidence of knowledge and practice of principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Demonstrate excellence in teaching and leading teachers/teacher-candidates' professional learning.
- An Ontario Teaching certificate is an asset.
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Sessional
- 100% Appointment
Experience Level
- Intermediate/Secondary
Education Level
- Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience
Salary/Compensations
- Minimum stipend of $9972.475 (inclusive of vacation pay) for a half credit course, effective September 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027. Salary may be prorated based on appointment percentage.
Benefits
- Vacation pay included in stipend.
About the Company
- This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
- 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.
- 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.
