Contract Lecturer - Unit 1 - MEC322 - Manufacturing Fundamentals - Winter 2027

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Appointment Details

PART-TIME HOURLY APPOINTMENT/ ONE SEMESTER

Course: MEC322 - Manufacturing Fundamentals

Semester/Term: Winter 2027

Hours/Section: 3 hrs lecture group/section

Estimated Number of Students: + - 150 students

*There are three teaching sections available for the Winter 2027 semester. Schedules noted below*

Course Calendar Description: An overview of manufacturing processes and methods with emphasis on understanding of the physical fundamentals of processes. The course will cover material removal processes, metal-casting processes forming and shaping processes and shaping processes for plastics. Students will also be introduced to areas of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD and T), engineering metrology including coordinate measuring machines (CMM) and the principles of reverse engineering.

A part-time hourly appointment / one semester is for less than 9 hours in any one semester. The normal full-time teaching workload in the Department is a maximum of 16 hours per week across the Fall and Winter terms.

Academic Assistant (previously known as TA/GA) support is academically required to deliver this course/section. The successful applicant will be provided appropriate Academic Assistant support and be responsible for their supervision as outlined in Article 12, sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the collective agreement.

Additionally, if eligible, they will receive 20% of the total extra student payment as outlined in Article 17 of the Unit 1 Collective Agreement.

Lecture Schedule(s):

• Teaching Section 1: Tuesday 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Teaching Section 2: Thursday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Teaching Section 3: Friday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Course delivery in Winter 2027 will be in-person.

Candidates hired for in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching on campus.

Qualifications

1. All applicants must be in possession of a Master's degree in mechanical engineering or in a relevant discipline. Specific courses may require other and/or higher qualifications as specified in the Department's preferred combinations indicated above.
2. Applicants should have up-to-date knowledge in the specific fields/disciplines of relevance for all of the courses in the position(s) for which they apply.
3. Applicants should have good human-relations skills, including reliability, collegiality, professionalism, a respect for the rights of co-workers and students, and ability to meet commitment.
4. P.Eng membership is required and teaching experience is desirable.

Application Instruction

Applicants who wish to apply for these postings must apply through the University’s on-line recruitment tool and include the following information within their application as defined in Article 14.9 of the current CUPE 3904 Unit 1 collective agreement:

1. Indicate their preference regarding type of appointment as per Article 13. 5. (l) (Appointment Procedure - Posting), the courses or number of sections of the same course and/or package, and all the courses the candidate considers themself qualified to teach. If possible, include the number of times the course content of each of the applied-for courses has been taught.
2. Attach an updated resume and/or academic qualifications and any other relevant information concerning their candidacy. Such information will also include the applicant’s current email address.
3. The up-to-date email address to which the letter of appointment should be sent and a statement of any periods during which the applicant cannot be contacted.
4. Successful applicants shall be required as a condition of employment to validate their academic qualifications through the provision of original transcript(s) no later than six (6) weeks from the date of the original appointment.

While applicants may submit Faculty/Course Survey results from the Winter 2020, Spring/Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Fall 2021 and Winter 2022 these results will not be used as evidence of teaching effectiveness by the Contract Lecturer Appointment Committee due to the impact of COVID-19 on these semesters. A negative inference will not be drawn if FCS results are not submitted for these semesters. Alternate evidence of teaching effectiveness may be provided by the candidate for consideration by the CLAC.

Selection Criteria

Candidates will be evaluated using the following rating criteria and weightings:

Education - 35%

Experience - 25%

Currency - 25%

Teaching skills - 10%

Interactive skills - 5%

Application Deadline

Please submit a letter of application, updated curriculum vitae, and currency report (if applicable) by November 12th, 11:59 pm.

Within the letter of application or curriculum vitae, please ensure to clearly state your PEO licence number (if applicable) and the course codes of Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) courses you have previously taught (if applicable).

Additional Information

Toronto Metropolitan University Undergraduate Calendar
https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/

CUPE Local 3904, Unit 1 – Collective Agreement
https://www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs/resources/documents/collective-agreements/cupe-1-collective-agreement/

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Preference will be given to applicants with prior experience in teaching a similar course at a Canadian university.

The Department will provide upon request to any applicant with CUPE experience a current relative seniority list, with instructors who have taught in the department within the last three academic years ranked according to seniority.

All interested applicants are required to familiarize themselves with TMU’s Course Management policy, https://www.torontomu.ca/senate/course-outline-policies/ Detailed course outlines for each course are available in the Department and the successful applicants are required to follow them. Calendar course descriptions can be found at

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COVID 19 Vaccination Policy
Toronto Metropolitan University is committed to promoting and protecting the health, safety, and well-being of persons, and the economic and social well-being of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the World Health Organization. PLEASE NOTE: Effective May 1, 2022, the University’s Vaccination Policy has been suspended. However, due to the fluid and dynamic nature of the COVID-19 virus, should public health indicators change, the University reserves the right to reinstate the Vaccination Policy, as deemed necessary. Should this policy be reintroduced, all successful candidates will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and provide such proof via the TMU Safe App. Please refer to the COVID 19 Vaccination Policy for additional information

Course delivery may be online, in-person, or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates hired to support in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching and/or other duties on campus. Candidates are required to have access to appropriate technology (i.e. computer with camera, microphone and high-speed internet).

While applicants may submit Faculty/Course Survey results from Winter 2020 through to Winter 2023, these results will not be used as evidence of teaching effectiveness by the Contract Lecturer Appointment Committee due to the impact of COVID-19 on these semesters. A negative inference will not be drawn if FCS results are not submitted for these semesters. Alternate evidence of teaching effectiveness may be provided by the candidate for consideration by the CLAC.