Date Posted: 06/17/2025
Req ID: 43612
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Physics
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Course number and title: Sessional Lecturer – PHY254H1S – Classical Mechanics
Course description: The course analyzes the linear, nonlinear and chaotic behaviour of classical mechanical systems such as harmonic oscillators, rotating bodies, and central field systems. The course will develop the analytical and numerical tools to solve such systems and determine their basic properties. The course will include mathematical analysis, numerical exercises using Python, and participatory demonstrations of mechanical systems.
Number of Positions: 1
Estimated course enrolment: 196 students
Estimated TA support: TBA hours (contingent upon enrolment)
Class schedule:
Lectures: Tuesday 11:00am-12:00pm; Thursday 11:00am-12:00pm
Tutorials schedule: Tuesday 12:00pm-1:00pm/Tuesday 2:00pm-3:00pm/Thursday 1:00pm-2:00pm/Friday 4:00-5:00pm (Please note the tutorials will be led by the Teaching Assistants)
The delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.
Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026
Salary: Pay for half course, vacation pay included:
Sessional Lecturer I: $9,820.70
Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,510. 04
Sessional Lecturer II: $10,510.04
Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,760.28
Sessional Lecturer III: $10,760.28
Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,030.36
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.
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Description of duties:
Application instructions:
Applicants must submit an updated curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching in the relevant area (including student evaluations, if available), and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form as a combined pdf to the Undergraduate Coordinator (physics.ugprogram@utoronto.ca), Department of Physics, University of Toronto. All applicants must have a valid e-mail address. Only applications submitted via email by the posted deadline will be considered.
Closing Date: 07/10/2025, 11:59PM EDT
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.
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.
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