Sessional Lecturer -VPAC18H3F Raising Funds in Arts and Media

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University of Toronto Scarborough invites applications for Sessional Lecturer positions in Arts Management to teach VPAC18H3F Raising Funds in Arts and Media for Fall 2026. This in-person course runs Fridays 9 to 12, September 1 to December 31, with duties including content delivery, assignment design and marking, grades and office hours; TA hours depend on enrolment. Applications must be submitted electronically with a cover letter and CV to Professor ME Luka, Acting Chair, via the UTSC CUPE hiring portal. The ideal candidate has postsecondary teaching experience, direct fundraising and development expertise in the not-for-profit arts sector, and an advanced degree. Emphasize grant writing, media funding, budgets and real-life pitch packages; note the posting is tentative and subject to enrolment and collective agreement. Salary aligns with CUPE 3902 Unit 3 rates.

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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.

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VPAC18H3F Raising Funds in Arts and Media

An advanced study of fundraising and resource development in the arts and media sector. This course facilitates a sophisticated understanding of knowledge and skills required for arts and media managers to develop varied revenue streams, including grant writing, media funding, and contributed revenue strategies to support artistic missions. Through group and individual assignments, the course culminates in pitch packages or grant applications for real-life programs including creative briefs, budgets, financing plans, and timelines

LEC 01

In-person

FR 9-12

 

September 1 - December 31, 2026

75

101

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 in at least one course at the postsecondary level as TA or preferably instructor of record, direct development-related expertise in the field, and significant experience working within the not-for-profit arts sector required; advanced university degree preferred.

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