2025 S (Jan-April) | Sessional Lecturer| RSM225H1 LEC5101 | Legal Environment of Business I

Date Posted - November 4, 2024
Req ID: 40494

Faculty/Division: School of Management
Department: School of Management
Campus: St. George (Downtown)

Description:

Course Description: Introduces students to the Canadian legal system focusing on business entities, the structure of the Canadian court system, the various elements of contract law and the law of negligence.

Position Description: All normal duties related to the design, administration and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; supervision of teaching assistants; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and examinations; calculation and submission of grades to university officials; holding regular student office hours and maintaining reasonable availability for student contact. Instructor will also be responsible to report to and provide deliverables as set out or requested by the course co-ordinator from time to time.

Qualification:

Required qualifications are a LL.B./J.D. degree and professional experience practicing Ontario corporate commercial law. Preferred qualifications are previous experience teaching Legal Environment of Business at the university level in a degree granting program; proven teaching excellence; demonstrated mastery of subject area and recent professional experience practicing Ontario corporate commercial law. Academic qualifications at a master or higher level would also be viewed as a positive attribute.

Class Schedule: Courses may be online or in-person depending on the circumstances, so candidates must be available and comfortable with both.
Sessional Dates of appointment :January 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025

Salary: Rate of pay inclusive of 4% vacation pay (0.5 Full-Course Equivalent) Sep 1st, 2021 Sep 1st, 2022 Sep 1st, 2023 Undergraduate: Sessional Lecturer I $ 8,829.25 $ 9,182.42 $ 9,457.89 Undergraduate: Sessional Lecturer I - Long Term $ 9,270.71 $ 9,641.55 $ 9,930.79 Undergraduate: Sessional Lecturer II $ 9,448.99 $ 9,826.95 $ 10,121.77 Undergraduate: Sessional Lecturer II Long Term $ 9,640.23 $ 10,025.84 $ 10,326.61 Undergraduate: Sessional Lecturer III Long Term & Part-Time Faculty (LTLs) $ 10,262.15 $ 10,570.01 Graduate: New Sessional Lecturer I/I-LT/II $ 14,040.00 $ 14,601.60 $ 15,039.64 Graduate: Sessional Lecturer I/I-LT/II $ 15,387.84 $ 16,003.35 $ 16,483.45 Writing Instructor I $ 49.86 $ 51.85 $ 53.41 Writing Instructor I - Long Term $ 52.35 $ 54.44 $ 56.07 Writing Instructor II $ 53.61 $ 55.75 $ 57.42 Writing Instructor II - Long Term $ 54.68 $ 56.87 $ 58.58 Writing Instructor II (Priority) $ 55.18 $ 57.39 $ 59.11 Writing Instructor II (Priority) - Long Term $ 56.28 $ 58.53 $ 60.29 Notes:

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

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.

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment.

Policies

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.

The University of Toronto invites all qualified applicants to make application.

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected]. During employment, to request accommodation from the University, contact the supervisor or department chair and/or Health & Wellbeing Programs & Services at [email protected]. For more information about accommodations at U of T, please visit our Accommodation webpage.

All jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrollment.

Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located. Where the duties are intended to be performed at another location, such other location will be specified in the posting.

Positions posted here are open to Graduate Students in the School of Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellows and Undergraduate Students in the University of Toronto.

Preference in hiring shall be given to Graduate Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto or those who have made application to be enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies of the University of Toronto.

The hiring criteria for Teaching Assistant positions are academic qualifications, the need to acquire experience, previous experience, and previous satisfactory employment under the provisions of this collective agreement.

Application Procedure:

For detailed information on the application procedure go to http://www-2.rotman.utoronto.ca/employment/tapositions/
Applications for EACH course must be accompanied by a current resume and application form. Please use the space provided to briefly outline why you are applying to this course.

Please direct any questions regarding the application process to rotman.aahiring@[email protected] . Applications will not be accepted at this email address.

To apply for this position, you must be signed in to your account. Please visit the U of T website to register for account if you do not have one.