Sessional Lecturer - MSE498Y1 Y - Capstone Project: Design of Materials Processes 1 1
About the role
Date Posted: 08/22/2025
Req ID: 44928
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Dept of Materials Science & Engineering
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Date Posted: August 22, 2025
Req ID: 44928
Faculty/Division: Applied Science and Engineering
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Campus: St. George
Description:
Course Title and Code: MSE498Y1 Y: Capstone Project: Design of Materials Processes
Course Description: The students, working in small groups complete a project involving design of a materials processing plant, leading to a design report delivered at the conclusion of the course. The topics covered in the lectures and design process include basic materials processing flowsheet for primary processing and recycling of materials, materials and energy balance of individual units and of overall process flowsheets, use of computer software for flowsheet evaluation, translating process flowsheets to resource and utility requirements, energy analysis, capital/operating cost, basics of equipment sizing, operation scheduling, safety and HAZOP, plant layout, and design for sustainability.
Estimated Enrolment: 45
Estimated TA support: 70 hours
Class schedule: Practical: TBD
Sessional date of appointment: Fall-Winter Session, September 2025-April 2026
Salary: (50% appointment) Minimum level of pay is $9,820.70 (Sessional Lecturer I) and $10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer II), and may increase depending on applicant’s level of experience and suitability for the position.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, or a closely related field is essential. Experience lecturing and/or coordinating laboratories at the university level are preferred.
Brief description of duties:
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering requires a lecturer to teach MSE 498H1 F- Capstone Project during the Fall-Winter 2024-2025 semester. The successful applicant will be responsible for effectively delivering the course with all of the attendant organizational issues of lecture preparation and delivery, setting, supervision and marking of exams, final course marks, course evaluations, and so forth.
To indicate interest in this position, please send an updated CV and completed application form electronically download from:https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form to:
Fanny Manousos
Director of Administration
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
184 College Street, Room 140, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E4
f.strumas@utoronto.ca
Closing Date: 08/27/2025, 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.
About University of Toronto
Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of our faculty, students, alumni, and supporters.
We are proud to be one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, bringing together top minds from every conceivable background and discipline to collaborate on the world’s most pressing challenges. As a catalyst for discovery, innovation, and progress, we prepare our students for success through an outstanding global education and commitment to inclusive excellence.
The ideas, innovations, and actions of more than 660,000 graduates advance U of T’s impact on communities across the globe.
Sessional Lecturer - MSE498Y1 Y - Capstone Project: Design of Materials Processes 1 1
About the role
Date Posted: 08/22/2025
Req ID: 44928
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Dept of Materials Science & Engineering
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
Date Posted: August 22, 2025
Req ID: 44928
Faculty/Division: Applied Science and Engineering
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Campus: St. George
Description:
Course Title and Code: MSE498Y1 Y: Capstone Project: Design of Materials Processes
Course Description: The students, working in small groups complete a project involving design of a materials processing plant, leading to a design report delivered at the conclusion of the course. The topics covered in the lectures and design process include basic materials processing flowsheet for primary processing and recycling of materials, materials and energy balance of individual units and of overall process flowsheets, use of computer software for flowsheet evaluation, translating process flowsheets to resource and utility requirements, energy analysis, capital/operating cost, basics of equipment sizing, operation scheduling, safety and HAZOP, plant layout, and design for sustainability.
Estimated Enrolment: 45
Estimated TA support: 70 hours
Class schedule: Practical: TBD
Sessional date of appointment: Fall-Winter Session, September 2025-April 2026
Salary: (50% appointment) Minimum level of pay is $9,820.70 (Sessional Lecturer I) and $10,510.04 (Sessional Lecturer II), and may increase depending on applicant’s level of experience and suitability for the position.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, or a closely related field is essential. Experience lecturing and/or coordinating laboratories at the university level are preferred.
Brief description of duties:
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering requires a lecturer to teach MSE 498H1 F- Capstone Project during the Fall-Winter 2024-2025 semester. The successful applicant will be responsible for effectively delivering the course with all of the attendant organizational issues of lecture preparation and delivery, setting, supervision and marking of exams, final course marks, course evaluations, and so forth.
To indicate interest in this position, please send an updated CV and completed application form electronically download from:https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form to:
Fanny Manousos
Director of Administration
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
184 College Street, Room 140, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E4
f.strumas@utoronto.ca
Closing Date: 08/27/2025, 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.
About University of Toronto
Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of our faculty, students, alumni, and supporters.
We are proud to be one of the world’s top research-intensive universities, bringing together top minds from every conceivable background and discipline to collaborate on the world’s most pressing challenges. As a catalyst for discovery, innovation, and progress, we prepare our students for success through an outstanding global education and commitment to inclusive excellence.
The ideas, innovations, and actions of more than 660,000 graduates advance U of T’s impact on communities across the globe.