Sessional Lecturer - FAHHF Curating Matters

Date Posted: 06/22/2026
Req : 48913
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM:
Visual Studies
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Description:

Course number and title: FAH
310H5F Curating Matters:
Contexts and Issues in Contemporary Curatorial Practice

This course will introduce students to the major critical texts, theories, and debates circulating in the burgeoning international field of contemporary curatorial studies. The course will include lectures, case studies, practice-related assignments, encounters with artists and art professionals, and student presentations that are intended to raise issues and engage debate about contemporary exhibition practices and account for theoretical perspectives and historical context.

One objective of this course is to trouble preconceptions of the role of the curator in order to observe the complexity of curatorial models across and beyond art institutions. The class will address the implications of shifting cultural, social, and political contexts for artistic and curatorial practice and their sites.

Estimated course enrolment: 35

Estimated TA support: 0

Class schedule:
Monday 9-11am

Sessional dates of appointment:
Sept 8-Dec 8, 2026

Salary:

$9,997.48 (Sessional Lecturer I)
$10,699.22 (Sessional Lecturer I Long Term)
$10,699.22 (Sessional Lecturer II) 
$10,953.96 (Sessional Lecturer II Long Term)
$10,953.96 (Sessional Lecturer III)
$11,228.90 (Sessional Lecturer III Long Term

Minimum qualifications:

Graduate degrees in Art History required. Demonstrated excellence in teaching a similar UTM course previously is desired. Experience as a sole responsibility course instructor is an asset.

Description of duties: (May include but are not limited to): all normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course material, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams, supervision of teaching assistants, marking of students’ work, submission of grades to university officials, and holding regular office hours.

Scheduling of guest speakers is limited to one week class session.

Application instructions:

No late applications will be accepted
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Closing Date: 07/16/2026, 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.

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.