Fall Sessional Lecturer: LMP, Introduction to Biostatistics; FCE

Job Title

Sessional Lecturer I – Introduction to Biostatistics (LMP
2004H) – 0.5 FCE

Date Posted: 06/30/2026
Closing Date: 07/21/2026 11:59 PM EDT

Salary: $9,997.48 (0.5 FCE)
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: $10,570.02

This course is designed to introduce graduate students in the Health Sciences to Biostatistics, focusing on topics and applications relevant to Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology. Students will learn fundamental concepts of biostatistical methods—including data types, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation, linear regression, and analysis of variance—and apply these concepts to real research problems using R software. Tutorials on R will be provided.

Enrollment: ~20 students
TA support: 1 TA (70 hours)

Class contact time: 36 hours (to be confirmed)

Sessional dates:
September 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026

• PhD with academic teaching experience.

• Prepare and deliver lectures and tutorials.
• Prepare, administer, and mark assessments of students.
• Provide reasonable hours for student contact outside scheduled contact hours.

Submit application using the Fall 2026 LMP
2004H:
Introduction to Biostatistics (0.5 FCE) application form. (Do not apply via the "Apply Now" button on this page.)

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