Sessional Lecturer - NEWYY - Community Engaged Learning

Sessional Lecturer – NEW
495Y1Y:
Community Engaged Learning

Date Posted: 06/19/2026

Req : 48830

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: New College

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Existing Vacancy: Yes

The Community Engaged Learning Program at New College seeks a sessional lecturer from September 1, 2026 – May 6, 2027, for the following in‑person course:
NEW
495Y1Y – Community Engaged Learning:
Critical and Creative Perspectives on the Non‑Profit Sector
The placement‑based course engages students in developing knowledge, practice, and professional skills for the social purpose sector while supporting community partner programming. The accompanying seminar addresses critical social justice issues and creative models of community‑engagement practice, fostering experiential, participatory, and reflective learning.

Enrolment Estimate: 27 students
Estimated TA Support: 60 hours

Lecture:
Wednesday 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

• Sessional Lecturer I: $19,994.95
• Sessional Lecturer I (Long‑term): $21,398.43
• Sessional Lecturer II: $21,398.43
• Sessional Lecturer II (Long‑term): $21,907.92
• Sessional Lecturer III: $21,907.92
• Sessional Lecturer III (Long‑term): $22,457.80

This course will be delivered in an in‑person format. However, delivery may change as determined by the Faculty or Department in keeping with current circumstances.

NEW
495Y1Y is one of two placement‑based seminars that are part of Community Engaged Learning. All students are admitted through an application process and will be placed in a community organization, working 5–8 hours a week during the academic year. The course bridges rigorous theoretical frameworks with meaningful, reciprocal community action, requiring an instructor who can critique structural roots of injustice—including colonialism, capitalism, and state power—while facilitating reciprocal collaborations with grassroots organizations.

The course will also feature guest speakers, field trips, and skill‑building workshops organized concurrently with the other NEW
495Y section. Some coordination with the CEL Coordinator will be required.

• Minimum Qualifications: Completed or near completed Ph.D. (or equivalent); academic background in social justice education and familiarity with innovative, anti‑oppressive, community‑facing pedagogies; research/teaching background in critical pedagogy, community‑based participatory research, political economy, social movement histories, and a strong understanding of power, state violence, and capital.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience teaching equity and social justice issues in a university setting; proven track record guiding a diverse group of students from multidisciplinary backgrounds through off‑campus placements, action research, and community‑led projects.

• Design and teach the course, including preparation and delivery of content, development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams, calculation and submission of grades, and holding regular office hours.
• Facilitate critical reflection, helping students connect theoretical frameworks of social justice directly to their practical, real‑world community experiences.
• Meet with the CEL coordinator to plan activities, assignments, and plenary sessions.

• Submit a consolidated application package (PDF or Word):
  • Detailed letter of application;
  • Updated curriculum vitae;
  • Names and contact information for two referees or two reference letters;
  • Evidence of teaching in the relevant area, including student evaluations if available;
  • CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form.
• Applications should be sent by July 16 2026 to:
  • Community Engaged Learning, c/o New College Program Administrator
  • Email:
• Only applications submitted to the email address listed above will be considered.

07/16/2026, 11:59PM EDT

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. If 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…