Sessional Lecturer: MUI1080H5 S - Economic Development Planning

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Sessional Lecturer: MUI1080H5 S – Economic Development Planning

The Institute for Management and Innovation’s Master of Urban Innovation has the following Sessional Lecturer position available for the Winter 2027 term and invites applications from suitably qualified candidates who are not current University of Toronto students. No late applications can be considered.

Posting Date: October 28, 2026

Closing Date: November 18, 2026

Course Title: MUI1080H5 S – Economic Development Planning

Class Schedule: Winter Term: Thursdays 2PM – 5PM 

Dates of Appointment: January 1 st , 2027 – April 30 th , 2027

Description of Course: This course is meant to provide students with the skills to understand and apply a variety of analytic approaches for regional and community economic development planning. These techniques are used in professional practice to yield information about the behaviour and performance of local economies and to measure the impact of public policy interventions.

With an emphasis on the use of case-study examples, the course will provide students with a solid understanding of the range of policy interventions that are used by economic development practitioners; the context and rationale for selection between economic development policy alternatives; and the suitability of policy alternatives at the spatial scale of the city and the region.

By the end of the course, students should be able to select techniques appropriate to particular situations and information needs, conduct analyses using these methods, critically evaluate the validity of the analytic results obtained, and interpret and clearly explain the results to policy makers.

Position Description: All normal duties related to the design, teaching, and delivery of a university credit course, including weekly lectures, meeting with student teams to guide and advise them on their assignments, holding weekly office hours, marking and evaluating all student assignments, recording student attendance, recording and submitting grades, and communicating with students on course-related matters.

Additional responsibilities include building and maintaining the Quercus course shell; designing the course syllabus, content, and assignments in close consultation with the Program Director; liaising with the Program Director regarding course content and curriculum; and participating in the MUI Case Competition as part of the course.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. (geography, planning, political science or related field) preferred or relevant/equivalent industry experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 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 Collective Agreement.  

Salary (half course): Minimum $9997.47 as per CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement (includes 4% vacation pay).

Anticipated Enrollment: 12

Application Instructions: Submit your CV along with a completed application form () to: Simreet Aulakh, Program Coordinator, Master of Urban Innovation, at View email address on jobs.utoronto.ca . Include ‘MUI1080H Sessional Lecturer Application’ in the subject line. Kindly note only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be accepted.

Closing Date: 11/18/2026, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

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.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.