Date Posted: 07/28/2026
Req ID: 49579
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Human Biology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes
Description:
Sessional Instructional Assistant
Course number and title: HMB306H1F – Ethical Considerations in Emerging Technology
Course Description: Advancing technology increases our ability to intervene in the course of natural events involving human health and well being. Questions arise as whether we ought to and who will benefit or be harmed. This course considers the far-reaching bioethical implications of emerging bio-technology. Topics to be explored include but are not limited to ethical considerations in emerging reproductive technologies, genetic alteration/genetic enhancement. Use of life support technologies, synthetic life, life extension.
Estimated course enrolment: 110 students
Hours of Work: 108 (to be confirmed)
Class schedule: Lectures on Mondays 9am – 11am (in-person)
Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Salary: $55.25 per hour plus vacation pay;
*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: Candidates should have a completed M.Sc. degree in a related field and basic knowledge of bioethics and ethical theory.
Preferred qualifications: Previous Teaching Assistant experience in a bioethics course preferred.
Description of duties:
Application instructions:
Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: https://people.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2016/04/Employment-CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form-June-2012b.pdf
Applications should be submitted by August 17, 2026 and sent to:
Director, Human Biology Program,
Email: hmb.applications@utoronto.ca
Please submit all the documents (except Unit 3 application form) as one pdf file, named as “SIA Application_First Name_Last Name”.
Please note that only applications sent by email to hmb.applications@utoronto.ca will be considered; applications subitted via a different method will not be reviewed or considered.
Closing Date: 08/17/2026, 11:59PM EDT
**
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.
Sessional Instructional Assistant - HMB306H1F - Ethical Considerations in Emerging Technology • Toronto, ON, CA
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