Winter 2027_CVL914_Pavement Materials and Design_Civil_Contract Lecturer - Unit 1

Appointment Details

The base salary range for Contract Lectures hired August 16, 2026 through August 15, 2027 is $79,644.07 to $101,855.82 per annum. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Contract amounts are calculated based on the number of semester hours in the appointment.

Course Information

Course Semester/Term Hours/Section Estimated Number of Students

CVL914 Pavement Materials and Design Winter 2027 Tuesday 3-6

Pavement types: flexible, rigid and composite. Properties, testing and selection of aggregates for pavement purposes. Subgrade types and testing. Effects of environment on highways: water infiltration, ice lenses, frost heave and spring breakup. Design of soil filters and subsurface drainage. Introduction to the use of geotextiles in highway construction. Design of asphalt mixtures using Marshall and SUPERPAVE methods. Design of flexible and rigid pavement using AASHTO and MTO methods. Introduction to the mechanistic-empirical approach of pavement design.

a) A full workload half-sessional appointment is for 15 hours in any one semester.
b) A reduced workload half-sessional appointment is for at least 9 but less than 15 semester hours in any one semester.
c) A part-time hourly appointment / one semester is for less than 9 hours in any one semester.

Qualifications

Evidence may be requested for all categories.

Education
PhD in Civil Engineering P.Eng. Designation

• PhD in the related discipline
• Outstanding performance in an equivalent course at the graduate or senior undergraduate level;
• Evidence of having maintained up-to-date knowledge and/or academic currency in specific field/discipline;
• Minimum of three years professional experience;
• Demonstrated teaching skills with minimum three years’ post-secondary teaching/GA experience;
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with students;

Teaching Experience
Teaching target or similar course at TMU graduate program.
Teaching target or similar course at other university graduate programs.
Teaching target or similar course at TMU undergraduate program or another university undergraduate program.
Teaching target course at College.

Practice field experience
Current (past 3 years) practice in related fields 6-10 (depends on quality of experience, including relevance to course, level of responsibility, relevant professional accreditation, etc.)
Past (more than 3) years ago) practice in a related field.

Currency
Academic publications (refereed) in the past 5 years.
Academic publications more than 5 years ago or current (less than 5 years) professional profile (including professional or academic presentations).
Other demonstrated professional currency (practitioner writing, courses taken).

Interactive Skills
The following will be rated based on previous teaching ratings/evaluations:
Lecture presentation
Email Interaction
Follow through with assignments