University of Toronto
Job title:
Sessional Lecturer, INF2311H – Managing AudioVisual Material
Company
University of Toronto
Job description
University of Toronto
Faculty of InformationSessional LecturerSummer Term 2025 – Session Y (May – August)INF2311H – Managing AudioVisual MaterialCourse Description: The purpose and content of this course is to provide an introduction to the world of audiovisual documents (photographs, sound recordings, moving images). This includes their history, physical makeup, stages of creation, appraisal, acquisition, arrangement and description and preservation. As well there will be a brief introduction to copyright as well as the licensing and distribution ramifications of using, exhibiting, and re-purposing AV documents. By focusing on the above knowledge set, the course will reveal how important they are in research terms both as an adjunct to other types of documents and in their own right. This exposure will make it evident that audiovisual documents deserve to be given the fullest consideration in archival and library management decision-making, as much as any other types of documents.There will also be an examination and critical review of examples of specialized audiovisual scholarship in the form of virtual exhibitions, illustrated and multiple-media books, DVD and CD box sets. The skills and knowledge to be taken away by the student include both the theoretical knowledge described above, as well as hands-on experience working with and assessing an actual audiovisual archival collection.Estimate of the course enrolment: 35Estimate of TA Support: None anticipated.Class Schedule: TBD. You are required to be located in geographical proximity to the applicable University premises in order to attend and perform your duties on University premises as of the Starting Date.Sessional dates of appointment: May 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025Salary:
Sessional Lecturer I: $10,300
Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,764
Sessional Lecturer II $11,021
Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $11,227
Sessional Lecturer III: $11,279
Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,485Please 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.Qualifications: Preferably candidates will have a completed, or nearly completed, PhD degree in an area related to the course or a Master’s degree plus extensive professional experience in an area related to the course. Teaching experience is preferred.Brief description of duties: Preparing course materials; delivering course content (e.g., seminars, lectures, and labs); developing and administering course assignments, tests & exams; grading; holding regular office hours.Application Deadline: February 18, 2025Application Process: Applicants must submit a CV and a completed in one pdf file to the attention of:Melissa Szopa, Administrative Coordinator, Academic
Faculty of Information, 140 St. George Street
University of TorontoThis 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 and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12.
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Location
Toronto, ON
Job date
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:50:00 GMT
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