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Sessional Lecturer - PHL273H5 F - Environmental Ethics

$10.7k per year

University of Toronto

Description:

Environmental ethics is a relatively new development in philosophical thinking which focuses on the ethical and value questions arising from our relation to nature. Focal question of the area asks: Is the non-human world of ethical significance only insofar as it is connected with human well-being, or is ethically significant in itself? This course investigates and evaluates anthropocentrim, ecofeminism and radical biocentric theories of the deep ecologists. 

POSTING DATE: July 9, 2026

CLOSING DATE:   July 30, 2026

The following position for a  Sessional Lecturer is available in the Department of Philosophy for the Fall 2026 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 View email address on jobs.utoronto.ca with cc to   View email address on jobs.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:

Wednesday 9:00 - 10:00 A.M.

Friday 9:00 - 10:00 A.M.

Delivery Mode: In-Person

Estimated TA Support : TBD

Estimated Course Enrollment : 70

Qualifications:

  • PhD in-hand, preferably in philosophy.
  • Prior experience as a course instructor, preferably in Philosophy at U of T.
  • Advanced prior knowledge of the subject matter of the course and topic-related teaching experience.
  • Related research and a record of research achievement is considered an asset to this position.

Duties and responsibilities: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Appointment Dates: September 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026

Note: All positions involve completion of any course grading not already finished by December, 2026.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous. Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.


Closing Date: 07/30/2026, 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.

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