SUMMER 2013 - JOB POSTINGS
Department of Anthropology
University of Toronto Mississauga
Job Postings for Sessional Lecturer
Posting Date: March 20, 2013
Closing Date: April 17, 2013
These jobs are posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto at Mississauga is currently accepting applications for the following Sessional Lecturer positions for the Summer 2013 session.
How to Submit an Application: Interested individuals wishing to submit an application to teach any of the courses below must apply on-line before the indicated application deadline. The on-line application can be found here.
In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the Sessional Lecturer 1 rate of pay for a full course (1.0 FCE) will be $14,250 inclusive of vacation pay, and for a half course (0.5 FCE) will be $7,125 inclusive of vacation pay.
ANT101H5F Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
Anthropology is the global and holistic study of human biology and behaviour, and includes four subfields: biological anthropology, archaeology, sociocultural anthropology and linguistics. The material covered is directed to answering the question: What makes us humans? This course is a survey of biological anthropology and archaeology.
Session: May 6-June 30, 2013
Lecture: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-12:00 pm
Tutorials: Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm and 3:00-5:00 pm
Estimated Course Enrolment: 100
Estimated TA Support: 140 hours
Salary: $7,125
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on biological anthropology and archaeology.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to university officials and hold regular office hours.
ANT102H5S Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology
Anthropology is the global and holistic study of human biology and behaviour, and includes four subfields: biological anthropology, archaeology, sociocultural anthropology and linguistics. The material covered is directed to answering the question: What makes us humans? This course is a survey of sociocultural and linguistic anthropology.
Session: July 8-August 31, 2013
Lecture: Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00-12:00 pm
Estimated Course Enrolment: 100
Estimated TA Support: 140 hours
Salary: $7,125
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on sociocultural and linguistic anthropology.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to university officials and hold regular office hours.
ANT208H5F The Cool Culture Soul Machine: The Anthropology of Everyday Life
This course will introduce students to culture and social theory via the lens of popular culture. Commodities, advertising, and new technologies will be considered in light of their cultural content. The course may consider the marketing of identities, gender, sexualities, bodies, ethnicity, religion, and ideology, as well as resistance.
Session: May 6 - June 30, 2013
Lecture: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 pm
Estimated Course Enrolment: 150
Estimated TA Support: 140
Salary: $7,125
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on sociocultural anthropology.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to university officials and hold regular office hours.
ANT363H5S Magic and Science
What’s the difference between magic and science? Is there one? This course explores anthropological approaches to magic and science and related topics, raising basic questions about the nature of knowledge: what can we know about the world, and how can we know it? Through close readings of key anthropological texts, we consider what-if anything-differentiates magic and science, belief and truth, subjectivity and objectively, irrationality and rationality.
Session: July 8-August 31, 2013
Lecture: Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-3:00 pm
Estimated Course Enrolment: 100
Estimated TA Support: 140 hours
Salary: $7,125
Qualifications: The successful applicant will have a PhD in Anthropology with a focus on sociocultural anthropology.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, supervision of teaching assistants, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and examination, marking of student work, submission of grades to university officials and hold regular office hours.