[Hiring] Sessional Lecturer - Critical Perspective on Health, Illness, and Healthcare @ontariotechu

Role Description

The Sessional Lecturer provides instruction to undergraduate and/or graduate students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. This course is delivered online (fully asynchronous).

The primary responsibility of the applicant is to:

• Develop and teach a theoretically, methodologically sophisticated and relevant course at the university level.
• Utilize a technology-enhanced learning approach that includes a variety of inclusive teaching and learning strategies and assessments.
• Prepare, deliver, and grade all course material and assignments.
• Be available for consultation with students during and following completion of the course session.

This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the University and PSAC. Candidates will be required to certify that they are currently legally eligible to work in Canada for the duration of the contract.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellent teaching contributions with a proven aptitude for teaching at the undergraduate/graduate level.
• Proven commitment to providing innovative and inclusive teaching strategies.
• Evidence of an ability to work in a collaborative environment.
• Excellent communication skills with an ability to maintain effective relationships with a range of faculty, staff, and students.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the Learning Management System, Canvas.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver classes remotely, using online modalities such as Kaltura Media and Google Meets.
• Proven experience managing large classes and diverse populations.
• Experience coordinating and supervising Teaching Assistants as applicable.
• Excellent organizational skills to effectively manage course delivery, marking of assignments and exams, and responding to student inquiries in a timely manner.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Master's degree in Health Sciences or related discipline.
• PhD preparation preferred.
• Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate experience with course content (e.g., explore and evaluate inequities in the distribution of health, illness, and healthcare; vulnerable populations).
• Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated and documented teaching excellence in undergraduate and/or graduate post-secondary environments.
• Evidence of the candidate's teaching philosophy, courses taught and developed, and teaching effectiveness in the form of a teaching dossier if required.
• Priority will be given to an Internal Applicant who has taught any course for the University in three (3) different sessions in the past thirty-six (36) months, provided they meet the requirements for the position as outlined in the job posting.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until August 26, 2026, or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Company Description

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization, and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from:

• First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America
• Racialized persons
• Persons with disabilities
• Those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the university's policies for accommodating employees with disabilities, please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa, and Pottawatomi.