Sessional Lecture - SOC348H5S: Indigenous Rights, Resistance, and Resurgence

Course # and title: SOC348H5S - Indigenous Rights, Resistance, and Resurgence

Course description: This course explores Indigenous people's confrontations with colonization through an examination of rights-based processes, resistance movements, and community-let courts, and legal action; land reoccupation; political organizing; everyday acts of resistance and resurgence such as petitioning, social media, arts-based movements, and community initiatives.

Estimated course enrolment: 60

Estimated TA support: 90 hours (subject to enrolment)

Class schedule (Lectures): Wednesdays 5 - 7pm (online)

Sessional dates of appointment: January 1 - April 30, 2026

Salary: Minimum stipend $9,820.70 for a Half course (inclusive of 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 qualification: Candidates must have a PhD in Sociology or equivalent as demonstrated by refereed/published research, strong academic record, previous experience teaching a similar course, and evidence of teaching excellence in the subject covered in the course.

Preferred qualification: N/A

Description of duties: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; supervising TA's assigned to course; order all necessary readings.

Application instructions: Application which includes a cover letter, CV and any relevant information must be submitted to the Chair c/o [email protected]. Only complete applications received on or by the deadline will be considered.

Posting End Date: November 20, 2025

Closing Date: November 20, 2025, 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.