Department of Arts, Culture and MediaUniversity of Toronto Scarborough

  Media StudiesFall 2026 POSTING DATE: Friday, June 26, 2026 CLOSING DATE: Monday, July 20, 2026   The following Sessional Lecturer positions are available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media for the Fall 2026 academic session. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department’s Applicant Pool: all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since September 1, 2005, and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twenty-four months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12.    Application Process Applications must be submitted electronically, with a cover letter outlining your qualifications and a current curriculum vitae to Professor ME Luka, Acting Chair of the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/acm/app/sl   Salary In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be: Sessional Lecturer I: $9,997.48 Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term (Six or more years as SL I): $10,699.22 Sessional Lecturer II: $10,699.22 Sessional Lecturer III: $10,953.96 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.   Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period):  F courses: Sept. 8 – Dec. 8, 2026   Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2026 for F courses.

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MDSC11H3F Media Activism This course examines the history, organization and social role of a range of independent, progressive, and oppositional media practices. It emphasizes the ways alternative media practices, including the digital, are the product of and contribute to political movements and perspectives that challenge the status quo of mainstream consumerist ideologies.

LEC 01 In-person   MO 3-5            

September 1 - December 31, 2026

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All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments and final portfolios; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Applicant must hold a PhD in media and/or communication studies or a related discipline, a strong academic record and professional promise, university teaching experience, and ongoing research and publication on the course topic.

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments. Courses must meet a minimum enrolment of more than 50 in order to qualify for TA hours