Posted 19 days ago
Sessional Lecturer DRE202H5S Intermediate Acting
@ University of Toronto
Mississauga, Ontario
Overview
The University of Toronto Mississauga is hiring a sessional lecturer to teach DRE202H5S Intermediate Acting, a university credit course in its English and Drama department. The work covers designing and teaching the course, marking, grading and office hours, for a January to April 2027 appointment. Pay follows the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 scale, from $19,994.95 to $22,457.80 per full course.
Responsibilities:
- Design and teach an intermediate acting university credit course
- Prepare and deliver course content
- Develop, administer and mark assignments, tests and exams
- Calculate and submit grades
- Hold regular office hours and supervise assigned TAs
Requirements summary:
- MFA in Acting or Theatre Direction
- Specialization in teaching acting to non-specialists at university level
- Strong record of directing, acting or collective creation
- Demonstrated teaching ability
- Evidence of currency in subject matter
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-20
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- 2026-10-21
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-21
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Job details
| Department | Education |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Master’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Acting, Theatre Direction |
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Date Posted: 10/21/2026
Req ID: 50627
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: English & Drama
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Description: In this course, students with some experience of acting (as acquired in DRE201H5) will learn to deepen their empathetic engagement with the world around them, using theatre as a catalyst. Students will develop essential skills such as critical thinking, active listening, specificity of action and intention of thought through scene study and will practice more advanced techniques of script analysis, character development, and monologue work. The course is designed to hone transferrable skills and is ideally suited for any student seeking to enhance their interpersonal and presentation skills. Not open to students in the Theatre and Drama Studies specialist (TDS). Note: additional rehearsal hours may be required beyond scheduled course sessions.
Section: LEC0101
Day(s): Friday
Time(s): 11-12
Estimated Enrolment: 50
Est of TA hours: ~100
Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2027 – April 30 2027
Salary:
SL1 - $19,994.95 per full course
SL1 Long term - $21,398.43 per full course
SL2 - $21,398.43 per full course
SL2 –LT -$21,907.92 per full course
SL3 - $21,907.92 per full course
SL3 Long Term - $22,457.80 per full course
Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Duties: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, admin. and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; supervising any TAs assigned to course, if applicable.
Minimum Qualifications: MFA in Acting or Theatre Direction with a specialization in teaching acting for non-specialist at the university level; strong record of directing and/or acting, and/or collective creation, demonstrated teaching ability, evidence of currency in subject matter.
Application Instructions:
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may apply by submitting:
CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Application Form. Download here: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/english-drama/about-us/employment
Current CV.
E-submissions are preferred and should be sent to Professor Jacob Gallagher-Ross, Chair, Department of English and Drama c/o [email protected]
Closing Date: 11/11/2026, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should 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 rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.
Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.
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