Sessional Lecturer | LANHS - Plants and Design

Sessional Lecturer | LAN
1037HS – Plants and Design

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Department:
Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design

Faculty/Division:
Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design

Date Posted: 05/29/2026

Closing Date: 06/18/2026

This course examines plants as defining elements in landscape design through contemporary and historical examples. Students will explore planting in relationship to physical and environmental conditions, cycles of maturation, seasonality, and sensory experience, and will be introduced to a range of disciplinary discourses and histories.

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Wednesday 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

January 1 2027 – April 30 2027

• Sessional Lecturer I: $9,997.58
• Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,699.22
• Sessional Lecturer II: $10,699.22
• Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,953.96
• Sessional Lecturer III: $10,953.96
• Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,228.90

Please note that if rates stipulated in the collective agreement differ from those stated above, the rates in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Professional degree in Landscape Architecture and a minimum of five years of professional experience focused on planting design.

Experience teaching landscape architecture courses at the graduate level.

• Prepare and deliver course material
• Manage digital teaching materials
• Create and deliver assignments, tests, final examinations and deferred final examinations
• Mark student work and submit grades
• Address student enquiries, appeals, and petitions
• Provide student contact hours

The University of Toronto embraces diversity and is building a culture of belonging that strengthens our academic mission. We encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. Applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion are highly valued. A brief, voluntary Diversity Survey will be included in the application process.

The University is committed to creating an inclusive environment and to meeting the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Recruitment, assessment, and selection processes are designed to be accessible and accommodations can be provided upon request. Contact  for assistance.

This 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 or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement. Students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto covered by CUPE 3902 Unit 1 are not eligible for this position.