STUDIO ARTWinter 2027 POSTING DATE: October 23, 2026 CLOSING DATE: November 16, 2026 The following Sessional Lecturer positions are available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media for the Winter 2027 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 Thy Phu, 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 All applicants to Studio Art positions must also include the following materials combined into a SINGLE PDF: a 1 to 2 page cover letter highlighting your qualifications for the position, a current CV, 5 to 10 samples of recent artistic work relevant to the position, 5 to 10 samples of student work if available, and the names/contact information of 2 to 3 references. 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: S courses: Jan. 11 – Apr. 12, 2027 Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by April 30, 2027 for S courses. Course Number/Title/Description Section/ Time Dates of Appointment Estimated Enrolment Estimated T.A. Hours Duties Qualifications VPSB89H3S 2D Digital Animation This course will introduce students to 2D digital animation using still and moving two-dimensional images along with a variety of software to produce digital animation projects. Students will learn animation techniques, digital drawing methods, sound mixing, and sequence editing. Students will also learn storyboarding and visual storytelling techniques to allow them to develop short, experimental animation works. The lectures, screenings, demonstrations, in-class exercises, assignments, and group critiques will give students a solid grounding in the technical and conceptual dimensions of 2D animation practice within a contemporary art cont
