Sessional Lecturer -VPAB13H3F Financial Management for Arts Managers

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University of Toronto Scarborough’s Department of Arts, Culture and Media invites applications for a Fall 2026 Sessional Lecturer (VPAB13H3F Financial Management for Arts Managers), to be delivered online with synchronous sessions on MO2-5 from September 1 to December 31, 2026. The course covers basic accounting, financial statement analysis, budgeting, internal controls, resource management and tax issues for not for profit arts managers; enrollment is estimated around 100 and TA hours apply only if enrollment exceeds 50. Compensation follows the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 agreement, with stipends around 9 997 to 10 954 per half course depending on rank. Apply electronically with a cover letter and CV to Professor ME Luka, clearly linking your postsecondary teaching, practical financial experience in the arts and not for profit sector, and knowledge of resource management and tax issues. Preference to candidates advanced to Sessional Lecturer II or III per 14:12. This posting is tentative pending enrollment; closing date is July 16, 2026.

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Department of Arts, Culture and Media
University of Toronto Scarborough

 

Arts Management
Fall 2026

POSTING DATE: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

CLOSING DATE: Thursday, July 16, 2026

 

The following Sessional Lecturer positions are available in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media for the Fall 2026 academic session. In accordance with the Collective Agreement, this posting is being sent as an email notification to all applicants in the Department’s Applicant Pool: all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since September 1, 2005, and all persons who have submitted an application within the past twenty-four months. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with 14:12. 

 

Application Process

Applications must be submitted electronically, with a cover letter outlining your qualifications and a current curriculum vitae to Professor ME Luka, Acting Chair of the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, University of Toronto Scarborough using the online application system found at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/webapps/cupehiring/dept/acm/app/sl

 

Salary

In accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the stipend rate for a half course (Y, F or S), inclusive of vacation pay, will be:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,997.48

Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term (Six or more years as SL I): $10,699.22

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,699.22

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,953.96

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.

 

Sessional Dates (excluding Exam period):  F courses: Sept. 8 – Dec. 8, 2026

 

Note: all positions involve completion of any course grading not finished by December 31, 2026 for F courses.

Course Code & Description

Section/

Time

Dates of Appointment

Estimated Enrolment

Estimated

T.A. Hours

Duties

Qualifications

VPAB13H3F Financial Management for Arts Managers

An introduction to financial management basics and issues faced by arts and cultural managers, using examples and exercises to introduce basic accounting concepts, financial statement preparation and analysis, internal control and management information systems, budgeting and programming, cash and resource management, and various tax-related issues.

LEC 01

Online –

Synch.

 

MO 2-5

 

September 1 - December 31, 2026

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135

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 and final portfolios; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours.

Teaching experience at the postsecondary level as TA or preferably instructor of record, knowledge of resource management and various tax-related issues, and recent financial experience within the not-for-profit arts sector required; advanced university degree preferred.

 

***Applicants: please state clearly in your cover letter how your experience and expertise match each of these qualifications. ***

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

The position(s) posted above is (are) tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolments.

Courses must meet a minimum enrolment of more than 50 in order to qualify for TA hours