University of Toronto
Sessional lecturer-ANT437H5F - Advanced Seminar in the Anthropology of Health
🇨🇦Mississauga, Ontario, Canada3 months ago
SeniorFull TimeEN
Date Posted: 02/20/2026
Req ID: 46996
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Anthropology
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Description:
Course Description: This course is the culmination of the undergraduate Anthropology of Health focus and aims to prepare students for workplace application and graduate study in a wide range of clinical and research domains. The course brings together diverse branches of biological investigation (human biology, nutrition, growth and development, chronic and communicable disease) and undertakes a critical examination of theory and methods used in the study of human health. It traces the historical development of the powerful biomedical paradigm that dominates health research today and uses a critical lens to examine the systems used to measure and classify health and disease. It explores evolutionary and biological approaches to understanding human health by examining the concepts of adaptation and plasticity, genetic and epigenetic approaches, developmental origins and life history theories, social determinants of health, and critical medical anthropology. The course explores the profoundly influential role of social inequality on the production and reproduction of health in historical and contemporary populations.
Session: May 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026
Lectures: Tuesdays 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM and Thursday 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (In-person)
Practicals/Tutorials: None
Estimated Course Enrolment: 25
Estimated TA Support: None
Salary:
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.
Qualifications: Applicants must have a PhD (completed) in Anthropology, or a related field, with a focus on human biology of health, biological impacts of social inequities, and theory and methods applicable to the human biology of health. Applicants must also have teaching experience at the undergraduate level, and a comprehensive foundation in the field. Experience with management and delivery of courses using University of Toronto or similar online systems (e.g., Quercus, Canvas-based technologies, Zoom, etc.) is preferred. The mode of instruction for this course is expected to be in-person. However, if this changes for any reason, you will be provided with as much advance notice as practicable.
Duties: Preparation and delivery of course material, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams; supervision of teaching assistants (includes providing instruction on how to mark, as well as holding office hours); marking of students’ work (during the term and beyond if an extension of time is granted by the university officials); submission of grades to university officials; and holding regular office hours.
Application instructions:
1. Apply online from the Anthropology website.
2. Email your CV, topic title and description (max 50 words), along with a draft syllabus to carolyn.loos@utoronto.ca by 11:59pm on March 16, 2026.
ALL of the above requirements are necessary to be considered. Questions can be directed to Carolyn Loos, Department Manager, at the above email.
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.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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.
