Sessional Lecturer - ALD4110H1S - Advanced Topics in Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Date Posted: 08/14/2026
Req ID: 49852
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Architecture,Landscape&Design;
Department: Daniels Faculty of Arch., Land & Design
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Description: This advanced graduate seminar explores specialized topics in architectural history and theory, with a focus on critical approaches to the history of the built environment. Through research, discussion, and written work, students will develop methods of analysis, argumentation, and writing for the study of architecture and its broader cultural and spatial contexts.

Estimate of course enrollment: 16

Estimate of TA Support: None

Class Schedule: MO 09:01:12

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1, 2027 - April 30, 2027

(Salary inclusive of 4% or 6% vacation pay, where applicable)

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.

Minimum Qualifications: The candidate should have a PhD in architectural history and theory from a major institution (preferably Canadian).

Preferred Qualifications:

Active curatorial experience and published scholarship in new research areas in architecture and its exhibition;

Creative approaches to architectural curation, and research in the history of the built environment.

Ability to mentor graduate students and support the development of research, critical analysis, and good writing skills.





Willingness to engage interdisciplinary approaches to architectural history and research in built environments.

Duties: Prepare a new graduate seminar for January 2027; meet the class once per week for three hours, hold office hours, grade all submissions and provide feedback to students, and generally mentor students-in-training in topics in architecture. Candidate will be responsible for teaching a maximum of 16 students.

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.

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 position.

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.

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