[Sessional Lecturer] Entrepreneurship and Business for Engineers - APS1088H
University of Toronto
[Sessional Lecturer] Entrepreneurship and Business for Engineers - APS1088H
Date Posted: 07/26/2024
Req ID: 38941
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: APSC: Ofc of the Dean - Faculty General
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Position: Sessional Lecturer I (1 position available)
Course title and code: Entrepreneurship and Business for Engineers – APS1088H
Course description: This course is intended to give engineering graduate students an understanding of how business enterprises are formed and operated and to introduce the skills needed to take an invention from the laboratory into a business enterprise. Topics covered include how to launch a new firm, its technical, economic, legal, human resources, marketing and sales, and financial aspects together with case histories from industry to illustrate the topics. The innovation process and intellectual property (IP) aspects of research results are woven into the course content. Visitors from industry will be joining some lectures. The session project is the preparation of a complete business plan by each student, based on an innovation from their department (suggested by the Department Chair). The course has three hours of lectures and a tutorial, which will be used to bring in real-life entrepreneurs as visitors. There will be real activities from smaller projects, including a brief biography of a real entrepreneur to the major deliverable – The Business Plan.
Estimated Enrolment: Approximately 35 students
Estimated TA support: TBA
Class schedule: Timetable to be determined
Sessional date of appointment: Fall Session Sept - Dec 2024.
Salary: Minimum level of pay is $9,457.89 (Sessional Lecturer I), which includes vacation pay, and may increase depending on applicant’s level of experience and suitability for the position.
Qualifications: Applicants must have a background in engineering and business entrepreneurship. Extensive experience in the technical, economic and legal aspects of launching a new firm is required.
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.
Brief description of duties: Duties include: preparation of lectures and course materials for delivery; delivery of lectures; possible supervision of Teaching Assistants; setting and marking of projects, tests and exams; evaluation of final grades; contact with students.
To indicate interest in this position, please and send an updated CV and a completed application CUPE UNIT 3 form, downloaded from: https://gradstudies.engineering.utoronto.ca/files/2022/08/UNIT-3-Application-Form.pdf to gradstudies@engineering.utoronto.ca
David Duong, Graduate Engineering Affairs, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
44 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 2E4
Email: gradstudies@engineering.utoronto.ca
Closing Date: 08/11/2024, 11:59PM EDT
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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.
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