Sessional Lecturer - PLA1106H1F: Workshop in Planning Practice (0.25 FCE)

Date Posted: 07/15/2026
Req ID: 49390
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Department of Geography and Planning
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

Course: PLA1106H1F: Workshop in Planning Practice

Course Description:

Students are expected to apply the insights, skills and techniques acquired during the first year of study to a number of case studies and assignments drawn from different planning contexts. As in a professional office, students will work in teams to obtain experience in cooperative action and in the management of time and effort. Projects will be selected in order to expose students to the complexity of real problems, and to suggest the range of policy and planning issues which students might encounter after graduation. Senior practitioners in the Toronto region also work with students in the Workshop.

Session Details:

Salary:

****This posting is for one (1) 0.25 FCE position to co-teach this course with Dr. Tyeshia Redden.

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:

A graduate-level professional degree in planning is required, as well as a minimum of five years of professional planning experience in the public or private sectors. Candidates must also possess suitable background knowledge of, and considerable experience dealing with, core planning activities such as land use planning, urban design, community consultation, community development, cultural planning, and sustainability.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous university-level teaching experience is preferred. Previous experience teaching workshop courses preferred. Professional planning designation preferred (e.g. RPP).

Brief Description of Duties:

Lectures on planning practice. Identifying appropriate client advisors and projects and working with clients to develop projects. Preparing course outline, syllabi and lectures; marking course assignments; obtaining approval for course ethics protocol; arranging meetings with clients; organizing and attending student presentations; and holding regular office hours. This course will be co-taught with Dr. Tyeshia Redden.

Closing Date and Procedure for a pool member to indicate interest in being considered for the position:

To apply, please submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if applicable), the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form (https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form), and names for two possible references by August 5, 2026 to:

OFFICE OF THE CHAIR
Department of Geography and Planning
Faculty of Arts and Science – University of Toronto
100 St. George Street, Room 5047
Toronto, ON M5S 3G3
Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 08/05/2026, 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.