Sessional Lecturer- MHI1002H Complexity of Clinical Care for Non-Clinicians

Sessional Lecturer Position

Posting Date: June 8, 2026

Program: Master of Health Informatics (MHI)

Sessional Dates of Appointment: Fall 2026, September to December Existing Vacancy: Yes

Course Title: MHI1002H Complexity of Clinical Care for Non-Clinicians

Course Description:

In Complexity of Clinical Care, the implications and practical application of the outputs of AI and Machine learning are discussed in class, and in select assigned readings. This class provides an overview of how clinicians can use the outputs of these methods to benefit clinical care. Students complete an assignment where they shadow a clinician and learn about some of the clinical challenges and questions
experienced by the clinician. In a final assignment, students propose solutions to these observed challenges and questions. These solutions may require AI and/or machine learning methods.

Objectives:  

Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:
•    Enhance understanding of the structure and function of the Canadian healthcare system and roles of various health professionals.
•    Improve awareness and understanding of the complexity of clinical data collection, processing, management, and use, throughout the patient/consumer-health professional encounter.
•    Understand the culture of healthcare, and how culture may influence care delivery and information processing by health professionals across settings.
•    Increase awareness of health professionals’ experience with information systems and barriers to successful adoption.
•    Appreciate the interaction among organizational processes, information sharing and impact on care delivery and health professionals experience in various clinical care settings.
•    Enhance understanding of the powerful role that informatics plays in clinical healthcare.

Course Details: 

Class schedule: Weekly sessions from 6:10 pm to 9 pm on Tuesdays between September 8 and December 1, 2026.   

Delivery mode: In-person

Estimated enrolment: 70 

Estimated TA support: None 

Qualifications:

•    A PhD or Masters level education clinician with experience in clinical and health informatics;
•    A robust understanding of clinical/clinician work processes, as influenced by health informatics and related technology;
•    A robust understanding and experience with the Canadian healthcare system, it’s funding, structure, politics, organizational infrastructure and digital health policy frameworks.  
•    Past teaching experience related to health informatics, policy and health systems, preferably at the graduate level;
•    Prior experience in curriculum development and adult teaching-learning methods;
•    Comfortable with electronic teaching tools such as Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas), PowerPoint, as well as on-line collaboration tools (Blogs, Wikis, Discussion Boards, Webinars, or Video-conferencing).

Duties: 

•    Course co-instructor for a professional graduate course using competency-based learning and assessment methods.
•    Must be accessible to students outside of classroom hours.
•    Available evenings and weekends.

Salary:

$9,997.47 - Sessional Lecturer I  

$10,699.21 - Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term  

$10,699.21 - Sessional Lecturer II   

$10,953.96 - Sessional Lecturer II - Long Term  

$10,953.96 - Sessional Lecturer III  

$11,228.90 - Sessional Lecturer III - Long Term  

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. 

Application: Please send your CV and cover letter, outlining additional value you will bring to teaching the course via e-mail to View email address on jobs.utoronto.ca.

Closing Date: June 29, 2026   

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.