CIVY- Civil Engineering Portfolio

CIV
382Y1 Y – Civil Engineering Portfolio

Course description: Students will assemble a portfolio of communication assignments drawn from their second and third year Civil Engineering courses as a showcase of their ability to meet the graduate attributes for communication. The student will demonstrate competence in discipline specific written, oral, and visual communication through the selection of assignments for the portfolio. Each entry will be framed by a short introduction speaking to the context of the work and its significance in the portfolio.

Students whose communication work is not up to standard will be provided with opportunities for revision. The course will be offered on a credit/no credit basis; students who receive no credit must retake the course in year
4. This is a 0.00 weighted course.

• Posting end date: July 24, 2026
• Number of positions (est.): One (1)
• Estimated course enrollment: Up to 150 students
• Class schedule: Must schedule one orientation lecture in September at a time that suits CIV Year 3 schedule; otherwise no whole class meetings. Contact time made up of individual appointments scheduled between students and coordinator.
• Dates of appointment: September 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026
• Hours: 50% HCE (up to a maximum of 115 hrs)
• Salary: CUPE minimum salary rates for a half course (HCE), inclusive of vacation pay, are:
  Sessional Lecturer 1 – $9,997.47;
  Sessional Lecturer 1 Long Term – $10,699.22;
  Sessional Lecturer 2 – $10,699.22;
  Sessional Lecturer 2 Long Term – $10,953.96;
  Sessional Lecturer 3 – $10,953.96 and Sessional Lecturer 3 Long Term – $11,212.15. Should rates stipulated in the Collective Agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the Collective Agreement shall prevail.

• At least a Master’s degree in an appropriate discipline (such as, but not limited to, Communication, English, Engineering, Education, Technology Studies) with strong written and oral communication skills.
• A demonstrated commitment to teaching communication and a demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.

• A PhD in an appropriate discipline.
• TESL or other university-level second-language instruction training/certification.
• Familiarity with engineering communication practices.
• Experience as an instructor in first-year foundation course, Engineering Strategies and Practice, and/or second-year Civil Engineering communication course.
• Experience in Civil Engineering education is also highly desirable.

• Serve as the lead instructor and coordinator in CIV
  382, supporting up to 30 students in portfolio development.
• Grade portfolio submissions, develop and deliver instructional content, and coordinate the teaching team’s support for student portfolio development.
• Liaise with CIV/MIN faculty to support and strengthen existing collaborations, identify other potential contacts for communication instruction, and create additional opportunities for transdisciplinary skill development in the CIV-MIN curriculum.
• Contribute to curricular mapping.
• Review, revise, prepare and deliver content for course integrations, including workshops and lectures, as well as benchmarking sessions.
• Adapt to different communication instruction activities and move online if required.

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized, and 2

SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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