Appointment Details Part-Time Hourly Appointment/ One Semester Course: IND 832/MEC 832 - Reliability and Decision Analysis Semester/Term: Winter 2027 Hours/Section: 3 hrs lecture group/ 1 section Estimated Number of Students: +- 120 Students Course Calendar Description: The purpose of this course is to present analytical approaches to reliability engineering, decision analysis and risk assessment.

In the first part of the course, students will be introduced to reliability functions, reliability distributions, analysis of failure data, reliability of systems, design for reliability, maintenance, reliability testing.

The focus of the second part of the course is placed on the methodology to model, construct, solve and interpret various decision problems.

Decision tree, value of information, risk assessment, utility theory, and multiple objective decision-making will be presented. 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 , 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: Friday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM & Tuesday 12:00 PM - 1:00 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 All applicants must be in possession of a Masters degree (required) or Ph.D. (desired) in industrial engineering or in a relevant discipline.

Applicants should have up-to-date knowledge in the specific fields/disciplines of relevance for the course in the position for which they apply.

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. P.

Eng membership and teaching experience is desirable.

📌 Contract Lecturer - Unit 1 - IND/Reliability and Decision Analysis - Winter 2027 (Toronto)
🏢 Toronto Metropolitan University
📍 Toronto