SL318374-Winter 2025-SART*3750 Photography II

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Fine Art and Music
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2025
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
1
Right of First Refusal (RoFR)
A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?
A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course: 
Yes
Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal: 
1
Course Details
Course Number: 
SART*3750
Course Name: 
Photography II
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
The University of Guelph has vaccination and masking policies that may be altered with limited notice depending on COVID-19 circumstances and advice from government, public health authorities, and prevailing science. Currently, the vaccination and masking policies are paused but may resume with little advance notice to address the health risks. Should this occur, vaccinations will be required. You can choose to submit proof of vaccination before your start date. The University of Guelph has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and provides more Information about COVID-19 for Faculty and Staff.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
20
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
Develop and plan some course materials and PowerPoint lectures, write weekly schedule, and consult regularly with the area technician. Courselink must be used to post class materials and to communicate with students. You will be required to monitor and correspond via your uoguelph.ca email address. If you do not already have one, one will be requested for you.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
MFA with a focus on photography
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
A very high level of organization is essential for this position. The successful applicant must be able to provide a solid technical foundation in photography while inspiring and motivating students to bridge technical learning with creative problem solving, material exploration, and conceptual thinking. Required technical skills include proven knowledge and use of the following: DSLR and SLR cameras, darkroom processing and printing, studio lighting, scanning, and Photoshop. The applicant must also be knowledgeable about photographic history and be able to cite recent developments and writing in the field of photography.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
MFA with a focus on photography
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level.
Research Experience: 
Quality and or Recent Research activity in related field demonstrating knowledge of current developments in course content.
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Provide examples of photographic or lens-based production that demonstrate knowledge of recent developments in the field. This includes, for example, use of historic practices (e.g. platinum printing, cyanotypes) and hybrid practices (e.g. photography with sculptural elements). Innovative ways of using digital scanning and printing are also an asset. Creativity and innovation in relation to the medium is preferred.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Tuesday & Thursday 11:30AM - 2:20PM
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
January 2, 2025 to April 28, 2025
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $8,519.05 (effective 2024/25)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Friday, November 15, 2024
Posting Email Contact: 
sfameval@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Nicola Ferguson on behalf of Director Kimberly Francis: kfranc02@uoguelph.ca

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.
SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must reside in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required