Date Posted: 03/10/2025
Req ID: 42094
Faculty/Division: OISE
Department: Dept of Leadership, Higher & Adult Educ.
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Course number and title: Sessional Lecturer – LHA1835H - Logics and Strategies of Case Study Research (RM)
Course description:
This course examines the logics and strategies of case study research used in the social sciences, as well as their applications to higher education and related fields. The main goal of the course is to help students develop skills for designing, conducting, evaluating, and critiquing case studies. Hand-on activities and intensive reading and discussion are employed towards helping students achieve this goal. This course is designed for graduate students who are interested in conducting case study research as part of their thesis projects and/or future academic and professional work. While the course uses themes related to higher education, this course is appropriate to graduate students from other fields who have had an introduction to qualitative research.
Estimated course enrolment: 25 students
Estimated TA support: No
Class schedule (Lectures): Tuesday 17:00 - 20:00, Thursday 17:00 - 20:00, Online Synchronous
Sessional dates of appointment: May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025
Salary:
Pay for half course, vacation pay included:
$9,457.90 - Sessional Lecturer I
$9,930.79 - Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term
$10,121.77 - Sessional Lecturer II
$10,326.62 - Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term
$10,362.76 - Sessional Lecturer III
$10,570.02 - Sessional Lecturer III - Long Term
Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Minimum qualifications:
Candidates must hold a doctorate in Higher Education or a related field; have a demonstrated record of scholarship in the field of Higher Education and the subject area of the course; demonstrated experience designing and leading research projects employing case study methods, and a related publication record; have practical experience related to the topic of the course; and have successful graduate teaching experience in the subject area of the course and a successful track record of teaching online, preferably using Canvas/Quercus.
Preferred Qualifications:
n/a
Description of duties:
Prepare, organize, and lead this graduate half course; be available to students seeking assistance between classes; and evaluate student work and provide students with feedback.
Application instructions:
Apply online https://hiring.oise.utoronto.ca/sl/sessional_lecturer_jobs.
Include a cover letter indicating your expertise in the subject area as well as an explanation of how you will organize this course, your c.v., evidence of teaching in the relevant area (including student evaluations, if available), and the names and emails of three referees.
Closing Date: 03/23/2025, 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.
