Date Posted: 10/20/2026Req ID: 50617Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & ScienceDepartment: Dept of PhysicsCampus: St. George Downtown Toronto Existing Vacancy: Yes Description: Course number and title: Sessional Lecturer – PHY250H1S – Electricity and Magnetism Course description: An introductory course in Electromagnetism. Topics include: Point charges, Coulomb’s law, electrostatic field and potential, Gauss's Law, conductors, electrostatic energy, magnetostatics, Ampere's Law, Biot-Savart Law, the Lorentz Force Law, Faraday’s Law, Maxwell's equations in free space. Number of Positions: 1 Estimated course enrolment: 196 students Estimated TA support: TBA hours contingent upon enrolment Class schedule: Lectures: Monday 11:00am-12:00pm; Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm Tutorials schedule: Monday 1:00pm-2:00pm/Monday 3:00pm-4:00pm/Wednesday 1:00pm-2:00pm/ Friday 3:00pm-4:00pm Please note the tutorials will be led by the Teaching Assistant The delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department. Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2027 – April 30, 2027 Salary: Pay for half course, vacation pay included: Sessional Lecturer I: $9,997.48Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,699.22Sessional Lecturer II: $10,669.22Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,953.96Sessional Lecturer III: $10,953.96Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,228.90 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: PhD in Physics required Previous experience in teaching physics at the University level required Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to individuals with prior experience and demonstrated ability in teaching a similar course Description of duties: Coordination of an undergraduate course Preparation and delivery of lectures in this course Supervision and training of teaching assistants assigned to course, including overseeing the TAs DDAH forms Preparation, supervision and grading of tests and examinations in accordance with University regulations; submission of final grades Providing scheduled office hours for academic counseling of students Application instructions: All applications must be submitted via email as one combined PDF to: physics.ugprogram@utoronto.ca Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Physics by the posted deadline. The PDF must include: Updated curriculum vitae CV Evidence of teaching in the relevant area including student evaluations, if available Completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form, available at: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form Applications submitted through any method other than email will not be reviewed or processed. Closing Date: 11/10/2026, 11:59PM EDT** This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Col
