Sessional Lecturer – CHM247H1S – Introductory Organic Chemistry II

Job Posting for Sessional Instructor 

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

Posting Date: February 13, 2025

Closing Date: March 10, 2025, at 11:59 pm EDT

Position: Sessional Lecturer

Course Title and Code: CHM247H1S – Introductory Organic Chemistry II

Course Description: This course is recommended for students in the life and health science programs and is a continuation of CHM136H1 (Introductory Organic Chemistry II). The course commences with an outline of structure elucidation techniques in organic chemistry (spectroscopy) and proceeds to discuss the reactivity and properties of important functional groups. Emphasis is placed on synthetic and mechanistic principles that are applied to pharmaceutically and biologically important compounds whenever possible, providing students with a working knowledge of modern organic chemistry.

Estimated TA support: 90 TA hours

Estimated course enrolment: 128 students

In-person class schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (2:00 – 4:30 pm)

• Please note, that the delivery method for this course is currently 100% in-person. In keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty of Arts & Science or the Department of Chemistry.

Sessional dates of appointment: July 1, 2025, to August 31, 2025 (0.50 FCEs)

Salary:

$9,457.90 for Sessional Lecturer I 

$9,930.79 for Sessional Lecturer I Long-Term

$10,121.77 for Sessional Lecturer II

$10,326.62 for Sessional Lecturer II Long-Term

$10,362.76 for Sessional Lecturer III

$10,570.02 for Sessional Lecturer III Long-Term

Please note that should the rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from the rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. in chemistry or a closely related field is required. Experience in lecturing and/or coordinating laboratories in organic chemistry at the university level will be preferred.

Description of duties: The Department of Chemistry requires a sessional lecturer to deliver the in-person lectures in CHM247H1S (Introductory Organic Chemistry II) during the 2024 Summer session. The successful applicant will be responsible for effectively delivering the course with all attendant organizational issues of lecture preparation and delivery, supervising tutors, setting, supervising and marking exams, calculation and submission of final course marks, course evaluations, holding office hours, and so forth.

Application Procedure: Applicants should submit, by email, a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://ufot.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form. Please ensure you are using the correct application form.

Please submit applications to:

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies

Department of Chemistry

80 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6

e-mail: chem.undergrad@utoronto.ca

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should the rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from the 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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