Date Posted: 10/30/2026Req ID: 50858Faculty/Division: UofT MississaugaDepartment: UTM: PhilosophyCampus: University of Toronto Mississauga UTM Description: In this class we will consider the moral standards that govern states rights if any to enforce restrictions on immigration, residency, and citizenship and peoples rights if any to immigrate and emigrate. Questions to be considered include: Do people have a right to move wherever they want? Do the citizens of a state have a right to choose who will be their co-nationals? Do they have a right to prefer people of particular religious, cultural, ethnic, or political persuasions? Do people have a right to leave the country in which they are born? Do countries have special obligations to refugees who are the victims of human rights violations? Are economic migrants due the same rights? Is it morally permissible to grant lesser rights to would-be migrants than native born citizens? Is it acceptable to sell the right to citizenship or permanent residency? POSTING DATE: October 30, 2026 CLOSING DATE: November 20, 2026 The following position for a Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of Philosophy for the Spring 2027 academic session. This is a posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between The Governing Council of the University of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3902 Unit 3. Please note that the position below is tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments. 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 persons who have submitted an application within the past thirty-six months. All pool members who wish to be considered for a particular position must submit a CUPE 3902 application form found on our website employment page at the end of the page under "Sessional Instructional Assistant", cover letter, and updated curriculum vitae to Jennifer Nagel, University of Toronto Mississauga, Department of Philosophy, 3359 Mississauga Rd., Mississauga ON. L5L 1C6. Please submit applications by e-mail to yasmine.elgebali@utoronto.ca with cc to phl.admin.utm@utoronto.ca. Salary: $9,997.48 Sessional Lecturer I includes 4% vacation pay $10,699.22 Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term includes 6% vacation pay $10,699.22 Sessional Lecturer II includes 6% vacation pay $10,953.96 Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term includes 6% vacation pay $10,953.96 Sessional Lecturer III includes 6% vacation pay $11,228.90 Sessional Lecturer III – Long Term includes 6% vacation pay Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates in the collective agreement shall prevail. Schedule: Tuesday 12:00 - 1:00 PM Thursday 9:00 - 11:00 AM Delivery Mode: In-Person Estimated TA Support: TBD Estimated Course Enrollment: 70 Qualifications: PhD in-hand, preferably in philosophy. Prior experience as a course
