Date Posted: 06/03/2026 Req ID: 48363 Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Dept of Psychology Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Position Number: [[positionNumber]] Existing Vacancy: Yes Description: Course number and title: PSY280H1F (LEC0101) - Introduction to Sensation and Perception Course description: An introduction to the physiological and psychological basis of perception across the different sensory modalities in humans and lower animals, with an emphasis on vision. Exploring visual perception such as shape and objects, scenes, colour, space, and motion as well as auditory perception of simple and complex sounds, and location. Further topics may include touch, including perception of temperature, pain and body posture, the chemical senses, and cross-modal influences of the senses on one another. Estimated TA support: 250 hours Estimated course enrolment: 200 students Class schedule: Online Synchronous, Mondays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The delivery method for this course is currently online. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery method may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department. Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026 Salary: Sessional Lecturer I: $9,997.48 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: $11,228.90 *Please note that should rates stipulated in the Collective Agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates in the Collective Agreement shall prevail. Minimum Qualifications: Completion of PhD studies in the area of Sensation and Perception; past experience and demonstrated excellence TAing and/or teaching perception courses. Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated scholarship in perception, and experience in teaching perception courses at the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus. Description of duties: Lecturing; counselling students; setting final exam; invigilating and reporting final marks and; supervising course TAs. Application Procedure: Please email an updated cover letter, CV, and a completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form (found at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form) to [email protected]. Kindly do not submit any other materials. Only applications that are emailed to [email protected] will be considered. Closing Date: 06/24/2026, 11:59PM ET Employee Group: [[custEmployeeSubgroup]] Appointment Type: [[custApptmentType]] Schedule: [[custFullPartTime]] Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: [[custPayScaleGrpHiringRate]] Job Category: Sessional Instruction Recruiter: Tamara Ferguson Lived Experience Statement Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ 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 posted position. Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.