Department of Anthropology University of Toronto Mississauga Job Postings for Sessional Lecturers

Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto Mississauga
Job Postings for Sessional Lecturers
Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 Terms
Posting Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Closing Date: Tuesday, 14 June 2016
These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga is currently accepting
applications for the following Sessional Lecturer positions for the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 terms.
How to Submit an Application: Interested individuals wishing to submit an application to teach any of
the courses below must apply on-line by the indicated application deadline. The on-line application can
be found at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/anthropology/jobs/cupe-3902-unit-3-sessionallecturers/sessional-lecturer-online-application. Applicants must also send an updated CV to Angela
Sidoriak (Undergraduate Administrator and Chair's Secretary) to [email protected].
In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the Sessional Lecturer 1 rate of
pay for a full course (1.0 FCE) will be $14,609.11 (as of Sept 1, 2016) inclusive of vacation pay, and for a
half course (0.5 FCE) will be $7304.56 inclusive of vacation pay. As of January 1, 2017, the Sessional
Lecturer 1 rate of pay for a full course (1.0 FCE) will be $14,718.14 inclusive of vacation pay, and for a
half course (0.5 FCE) will be $7304.56 inclusive of vacation pay.
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.
FALL 2016 TERM
ANT102H5F Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology (SSc)
Anthropology is the global and holistic study of human biology and behaviour, and includes four
subfields: biological anthropology, archaeology, sociocultural anthropology and linguistic
anthropology. The material covered is directed to answering the question: What makes us human?
This course is a survey of sociocultural and linguistic anthropology.
Session: September 6, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Lecture (two lecture sections):
LEC0101: Mondays and Wednesdays 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
LEC0102: Mondays and Wednesdays 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
This course will be co-taught with a sociocultural anthropology faculty member, who will teach both
lectures for 6 weeks. The successful applicant will teach the other 6 weeks of linguistic anthropology
for both sections. Total work, credit and pay will be for a half course (0.5).
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 900
Estimated TA Support: markers, hours dependent on enrolment
Salary: $7304.56
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on linguistic
anthropology, to complement the sociocultural anthropologist teaching the other half of the course.
Previous relevant experience in teaching large introductory courses in anthropology, practicing as a
linguistic anthropologist, and/or working in a team setting may be an asset.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
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ANT312H5F - Archaeological Analysis (SCI, EXP)
This course will introduce the process of archaeological research, from project design through report
write-up. The student will create a project proposal and budget, choose methods of survey and
excavation, describe and organize data for analysis, and summarize findings in a project report.
Session: September 6, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Lecture: Wednesdays from 12 noon – 1:00 pm
Practicals: Wednesdays from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Note: this course has two 2-hour practical sections
of 24 students each offered simultaneously, immediately after the lecture, in the same room as the
lecture.)
Estimated Course Enrolment: 48
Estimated TA Support: 105 hours per 2-hour practical, total of 210 hours, as enrollments allow
Salary: $7304.56
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in
archaeology and experience related to aspects of this course as described.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT332H5F - Human Origins I: Early Ancestors to Homo (SCI)
What does it mean to be human? Paleoanthropologists address this question by using fossil evidence
to piece together our evolutionary history. Who we are today is a product of our biological and
geological past. We will begin this quest by looking at ourselves as primates, and then we will traverse
back through time to study primate origins, evolution, adaptations, and behaviour until we reach our
genus, Homo.
Session: September 6, 2016 – December 31, 2016
Lecture: Mondays from 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm
Practicals: Mondays from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm and 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Note: this course has two
1-hour practical sections, offered consecutively.)
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50
Estimated TA Support: 140 hours for two 1-hour practicals, as enrolments allow
Salary: $7304.56
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology or appropriate related field
with a specialty in biological anthropology, evolutionary anthropology, or paleoanthropology, and
experience related to aspects of this course as described. Expertise with pre-Homo paleoanthropology highly desired for this course.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
SPRING 2017 TERM
ANT203H5S - Biological Anthropology: Primatology and Palaeoanthropology (SCI)
Biological anthropology deals with the diversity and evolution of human beings and their living and
fossil relatives, and how they have adapted to their environments. This course will introduce students
to the remarkable biological diversity of our taxonomic order: the primates. The course will also
discuss the rich fossil evidence for human evolution and its interpretation.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
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Lecture: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: Wednesdays from 9:00 am and last one offered at 3:00 pm (Note: this course has
six 1-hour practical sections offered consecutively with the exception of a 12 noon to 1 pm break)
Estimated Course Enrolment: 150
Estimated TA Support: 140 hours for every two 1-hour practicals, total of 6 practicals for 420 hours,
as enrolments allow
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology or appropriate related field
with a specialty in biological anthropology, evolutionary anthropology, paleoanthropology, or
primatology, and experience related to aspects of this course as described.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT208H5S - The Culture Machine: The Anthropology of Everyday Life (SSc)
This course will introduce students to culture and social theory via the lens of popular culture.
Commodities, advertising, and new technologies will be considered in light of their cultural content.
The course may consider the marketing of identities, gender, sexualities, bodies, ethnicity, religion,
and ideology, as well as resistance.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Thursdays from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 350
Estimated TA Support: markers, hours dependent on enrolment
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in
sociocultural anthropology, with experience related to popular culture, everyday life, and other
aspects of this course as described.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT214H5S - Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (SCI)
This course explores human food use and nutrition from a broad anthropological perspective. It
examines archaeological and osteological evidence of dietary patterns of human ancestors. It explores
significant food 'revolutions', from the origins of agriculture to the relatively recent phenomenon of
biotechnological food production. It uses a wide range of theoretical approaches from biological and
sociocultural anthropology to understand the patterns of food production, distribution and
consumption observed today. The goal of the course is to provide students with a broad
understanding of the many anthropological approaches to the study of food and nutrition.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Tuesdays from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 400
Estimated TA Support: markers, hours dependent on enrolment
Salary: $7359.07
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Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in biological
anthropology, with experience related to food, nutrition, and other aspects of this course as
described. Expertise in nutritional anthropology, and the intersection of biological and sociocultural
anthropology in this field, highly desired for this course.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT317H5S - Archaeology of Eastern North America (SCI)
Chronology and analysis of the prehistoric culture areas and stages of Eastern North America in a
scientific context.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Tuesdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 55
Estimated TA Support: If enrolment is over 40, 70 hours of TA marking will be provided.
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in
archaeology, with experience related to the prehistory of Eastern North America and other aspects of
this course as described.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT331H5S - Human Sexuality (SCI)
Human sexual behaviours will be examined through the lens of evolutionary theory. Through lectures
and readings, students will examine such topics as genetic, hormonal, and environmental
determinants of sex, sexual selection, and the influence of sex on life history and behaviour. Students
will discuss research that has been published in this area, and will develop critical assessments of the
literature and films.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Wednesdays 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50
Estimated TA Support: If enrolment is over 40, 70 hours of TA marking will be provided.
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in biological
anthropology, with experience related to human sexuality and other aspects of this course as
described.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT333H5S - Human Origins II: The genus Homo (SCI)
What does it mean to be human? This course will examine the evolutionary journey through the
genus Homo by examining the fossil evidence and the archeological record. Through this examination
we will discover the unique biological and behavioural characteristics of modern humans.
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Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Mondays 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Practicals: Mondays 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Note: this course has two 1-hour
practical sections, offered consecutively.)
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50
Estimated TA Support: 140 hours for two 1-hour practicals, as enrolments allow
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology or appropriate related field
with a specialty in biological anthropology, evolutionary anthropology, or paleoanthropology, and
experience related to aspects of this course as described. Expertise with Homo species
paleoanthropology highly desired for this course.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT358H5S - Field Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology (SSc)
This course investigates how sociocultural and/or linguistic anthropologists collect data, conduct
fieldwork, and interpret research results. The course will benefit students who want to gain an
appreciation of research design and practice and those considering graduate-level work in
anthropology or another social science.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Wednesdays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50
Estimated TA Support: If enrolment is over 40, 70 hours of TA marking will be provided.
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in
sociocultural and/or linguistic anthropology, with experience related to aspects of this course as
described. Experience with a range of fieldwork situations may be desired.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT360H5S - Anthropology of Religion (SSc)
This course considers anthropological approaches to western and non-western religions and religious
phenomena.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Mondays 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50
Estimated TA Support: If enrolment is over 40, 70 hours of TA marking will be provided.
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in
sociocultural and/or linguistic anthropology focusing on religion, with experience related to aspects of
this course as described.
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Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT369H5S Religious Violence and Nonviolence (SSc)
Religious violence and nonviolence as they emerge in the tension between strict adherence to
tradition and individual actions of charismatic figures. The place of violence and nonviolence in
selected faith traditions.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: Fridays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Practicals/Tutorials: none
Estimated Course Enrolment: 50
Estimated TA Support: If enrolment is over 40, 70 hours of TA marking will be provided.
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in
sociocultural and/or linguistic anthropology focusing on religion, or as appropriate for the course,
with experience related to aspects of this course as described.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
ANT415H5S Faunal Archaeo-Osteology (SCI, EXP)
Examination and interpretation of faunal material from archaeological sites, to obtain cultural
information regarding the site occupants.
Session: January 2, 2017 – April 31, 2017
Lecture: none
Practicals/Tutorials: Tuesdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Estimated Course Enrolment: 25
Estimated TA Support: 105 hours if enrolments are above 15 at the add/drop deadline; otherwise,
no hours are provided
Salary: $7359.07
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a specialty in
archaeology and experience related to aspects of this course as described.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation
and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to
university officials, holding regular office hours.
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