Sessional Member - School of Engineering and Computer Science _Fall/Winter 2026-2027 (English)

**THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR PART-TIME TEACHING CONTRACTS** School: **Engineering and Computer Science** Course Title **Graphics & Design** Course Code, section **ENGR 1007 EL 01** # Paid credits: **3** Course Description (from the University web page): ***This course develops abilities for three-dimensional visualization and introduces the standards employed in graphical*** ***communication and engineering design. Drawings are prepared by freehand sketching and commercial computer-aided*** ***drafting and design (CADD) programs. Drafting procedures and standards for major engineering disciplines are described*** ***and explained, including orthographic, sectional and pictorial views, dimensioning, descriptive geometry, tolerances,*** ***working drawings, and flowcharts.*** ***If two courses (sections) are simultaneously taught or cross-listed :*** *2nd Course Title :* *2nd Course Code, section :* # Paid credits: **0** *2nd Course Description* **Method of delivery of this course : On campus, in-person** Term Start Date: End of Contract: **9 September 2026** (plus time for potential **31 December 2026** appeals) Class Start Date : **14 September 2026** Class End Date: **7 December 2026** Classroom: **F228** Class Times: **Mondays: 4 to 5:20** Lab Times: **Time flexible (Y/N): NWednesdays: 2:30-5:20** **12 lectures** # of Classes: **(1.5 hours per week)** Projected Enrolment: **Approx 60** **12 labs (3 hours per week)** Examination Period: **12 to 23 December 2026** Note: **Grades are due fourteen (14) calendar days following the final exam of the course.** Degree Required: **MSc or PhD in Mechanical EngineeringP.Eng license** Remuneration: Total rate of pay inclusive of all benefits and vacation pay specified in the Collective Agreement In accordance with Article 4.15.14, applicants shall send a **letter of application**, a **current CV**, and any relevant supporting documentation to: Director: **Dr. Brent Lievers (cc: Natalie Boutet)** School: **School of Engineering and Computer Science** Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road ONTARIO, P3E 2C6 Emails: **[email protected]** and **[email protected]** Closing Date: **Monday May 25 2026** Please note that all appointments are made by the Dean on behalf of the Vice-President, Academic and are subject to final budgetary approval. The University reserves the right to cancel the course if there is insufficient enrolment. Other positions may become available. Applicants should contact the Department Chair directly for more information. Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community and encourages applications from m embers of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University faculty members are part of LUFA (the Laurentian University Faculty Association). The Collective Agreement can be found at **www.lufappul.ca**. Methods of course delivery: On campus, in-person ONLINE (via LAURENTIAN ONLINE and asynchronous) Synchronous REMOTE and scheduled Synchronous HYBRID and scheduled **TERM Start/End dates TERM Start/End dates** F 1 September – 31 December SF 1 May - 2nd Saturday of 2nd week of June FW 1 September – 30 April SS Mon, 3rd wk June - 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) W 1 January – 30 April SP 1 May – 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) SU 2nd last Mon July to 31 August **THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR PART-TIME TEACHING CONTRACTS** School: **Engineering and Computer Science** Course Title **Computer-Aided Design** Course Code, section **ENGR 1017 EL 01** # Paid credits: **3** Course Description (from the University web page): ***Computer-aided design (CAD) is a tool that is central to modern Mechanical Engineering design practice. CAD*** ***involves the use of interactive computer graphics to create and analyse mechanical designs. Students will*** ***develop an understanding of CAD concepts through lectures, hands-on class assignments and a term project.*** ***Students will use a commercial CAD software package to put theory into practice.*** ***If two courses (sections) are simultaneously taught or cross-listed :*** *2nd Course Title :* *2nd Course Code, section :* # Paid credits: **0** *2nd Course Description* **Method of delivery of this course : On campus, in-person** Term Start Date: End of Contract: **9 September 2026** (plus time for potential **31 December 2026** appeals) Class Start Date : **11 September 2026** Class End Date: **7 December 2026** **Fridays: 1pm – 3:50 pm** Classroom: **F228** Class Times:Lab Times: **Time flexible (Y/N): NMondays: 10 am – 11:20** **12 lectures** # of Classes: **(3 hours per week)** Projected Enrolment: **Approx 40** **12 labs (1.5 hours per week)** Examination Period: **12 to 23 December 2026** Note: **Grades are due fourteen (14) calendar days following the final exam of the course.** Degree Required: **MSc or PhD in Mechanical EngineeringP.Eng license** Remuneration: Total rate of pay inclusive of all benefits and vacation pay specified in the Collective Agreement In accordance with Article 4.15.14, applicants shall send a **letter of application**, a **current CV**, and any relevant supporting documentation to: Director: **Dr. Brent Lievers (cc: Natalie Boutet)** School: **School of Engineering and Computer Science** Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road ONTARIO, P3E 2C6 Emails: **[email protected]** and **[email protected]** Closing Date: **Monday May 25 2026** Please note that all appointments are made by the Dean on behalf of the Vice-President, Academic and are subject to final budgetary approval. The University reserves the right to cancel the course if there is insufficient enrolment. Other positions may become available. Applicants should contact the Department Chair directly for more information. Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community and encourages applications from m embers of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University faculty members are part of LUFA (the Laurentian University Faculty Association). The Collective Agreement can be found at **www.lufappul.ca**. Methods of course delivery: On campus, in-person ONLINE (via LAURENTIAN ONLINE and asynchronous) Synchronous REMOTE and scheduled Synchronous HYBRID and scheduled **TERM Start/End dates TERM Start/End dates** F 1 September – 31 December SF 1 May - 2nd Saturday of 2nd week of June FW 1 September – 30 April SS Mon, 3rd wk June - 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) W 1 January – 30 April SP 1 May – 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) SU 2nd last Mon July to 31 August **THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR PART-TIME TEACHING CONTRACTS** School: **Engineering and Computer Science** Course Title **Mechanics and Strength of Materials I** Course Code, section **ENGR 2076 EL 01** # Paid credits: **3** Course Description (from the University web page): ***This course is a study of stress, strain and stress-strain relations. Topics include mechanical properties of*** ***engineering materials; principal stresses (statically determinate and statically indeterminate members*** ***subjected to axial loads and torsion); shear force and bending moment diagrams; beam theory; eccentric loads;*** ***strain energy; pressure vessels; and failure theories. Laboratory experiments include tests for the evaluation of*** ***the mechanical properties of materials in tension, torsion, flexure, creep, impact and fatigue; and hardness tests*** ***and strain measurements.*** ***If two courses (sections) are simultaneously taught or cross-listed :*** *2nd Course Title :* *2nd Course Code, section :* # Paid credits: **0** *2nd Course Description* **Method of delivery of this course : On campus, in-person** Term Start Date: End of Contract: **9 September 2026** (plus time for potential **31 December 2026** appeals) Class Start Date : **11 September 2026** Class End Date: **8 December 2026** Classroom: **TBD** Class Times: **Tues/Fri: 11:30-1 pm Time flexible (Y/N): N** # of Classes: **12 lectures (3 hours per week)** Projected Enrolment: **Approx 100** Examination Period: **12 to 23 December 2026** Note: **Grades are due fourteen (14) calendar days following the final exam of the course.** Degree Required: **MSc or PhD in EngineeringP.Eng license preferred** Remuneration: Total rate of pay inclusive of all benefits and vacation pay specified in the Collective Agreement In accordance with Article 4.15.14, applicants shall send a **letter of application**, a **current CV**, and any relevant supporting documentation to: Director: **Dr. Brent Lievers (cc: Natalie Boutet)** School: **School of Engineering and Computer Science** Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road ONTARIO, P3E 2C6 Emails: **[email protected]** and **[email protected]** Closing Date: **Monday May 25 2026** Please note that all appointments are made by the Dean on behalf of the Vice-President, Academic and are subject to final budgetary approval. The University reserves the right to cancel the course if there is insufficient enrolment. Other positions may become available. Applicants should contact the Department Chair directly for more information. Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community and encourages applications from m embers of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University faculty members are part of LUFA (the Laurentian University Faculty Association). The Collective Agreement can be found at **www.lufappul.ca**. Methods of course delivery: On campus, in-person ONLINE (via LAURENTIAN ONLINE and asynchronous) Synchronous REMOTE and scheduled Synchronous HYBRID and scheduled **TERM Start/End dates TERM Start/End dates** F 1 September – 31 December SF 1 May - 2nd Saturday of 2nd week of June FW 1 September – 30 April SS Mon, 3rd wk June - 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) W 1 January – 30 April SP 1 May – 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) SU 2nd last Mon July to 31 August **THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR PART-TIME TEACHING CONTRACTS** School: **Engineering and Computer Science** Course Title **Dynamics** Course Code, section **ENGR 2506 EL 01** # Paid credits: **3** Course Description (from the University web page): *Topics include kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, forces and accelerations energy and momentum methods,* *principles of structural dynamics, and mechanical vibrations of one and two degrees of freedom.* ***If two courses (sections) are simultaneously taught or cross-listed :*** *2nd Course Title :* *2nd Course Code, section :* # Paid credits: **0** *2nd Course Description* **Method of delivery of this course : On campus, in-person** Term Start Date: **4 January 2027** End of Contract:(plus time for potential appeals) **30 April 2027** Class Start Date : **5 January 2027** Class End Date: **6 April 2027** Classroom: **TBD** Class Times: **Tues/Thur 5:30-6:50 pm** Tutorial: **Time flexible (Y/N): YWeds: 7:00-8:30 pm** # of Classes: **24 lectures (3 hours per week) Approx 6012 tutorials (1.5 hours per wk)** Projected Enrolment: Examination Period: **9 April to 1 May 2027** Note: **Grades are due fourteen (14) calendar days following the final exam of the course.** Degree Required: **MSc or PhD in Mechanical EngineeringP.Eng license preferred** Remuneration: Total rate of pay inclusive of all benefits and vacation pay specified in the Collective Agreement In accordance with Article 4.15.14, applicants shall send a **letter of application**, a **current CV**, and any relevant supporting documentation to: Director: **Dr. Brent Lievers (cc: Natalie Boutet)** School: **School of Engineering and Computer Science** Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road ONTARIO, P3E 2C6 Emails: **[email protected]** and **[email protected]** Closing Date: **Monday May 25 2026** Please note that all appointments are made by the Dean on behalf of the Vice-President, Academic and are subject to final budgetary approval. The University reserves the right to cancel the course if there is insufficient enrolment. Other positions may become available. Applicants should contact the Department Chair directly for more information. Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community and encourages applications from m embers of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University faculty members are part of LUFA (the Laurentian University Faculty Association). The Collective Agreement can be found at **www.lufappul.ca**. Methods of course delivery: On campus, in-person ONLINE (via LAURENTIAN ONLINE and asynchronous) Synchronous REMOTE and scheduled Synchronous HYBRID and scheduled **TERM Start/End dates TERM Start/End dates** F 1 September – 31 December SF 1 May - 2nd Saturday of 2nd week of June FW 1 September – 30 April SS Mon, 3rd wk June - 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) W 1 January – 30 April SP 1 May – 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) SU 2nd last Mon July to 31 August **THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR PART-TIME TEACHING CONTRACTS** School: **Engineering and Computer Science** Course Title **Vibrations & Dynamics** Course Code, section **ENGR 3516 EL 01** # Paid credits: **3** Course Description (from the University web page): ***This course develops fundamental skills in designing and analyzing algorithms. Topics include string matching, graph*** ***algorithms, geometric algorithms, optimization techniques, and linear programming. The concepts of solvability and NP-*** ***completeness are introduced.*** ***If two courses (sections) are simultaneously taught or cross-listed :*** *2nd Course Title :* *2nd Course Code, section :* # Paid credits: **0** *2nd Course Description* **Method of delivery of this course : On campus, in-person** Term Start Date: **4 January 2027** End of Contract:(plus time for potential appeals) **30 April 2027** Class Start Date : **4 January 2027** Class End Date: **5 April 2027** Classroom: **TBD** Class Times: **Mondays 5:30-8:20 Time flexible (Y/N): N** **12 lectures (3 hours per** # of Classes: Projected Enrolment: **Approx 60** **week)** Examination Period: **9 April to 1 May 2027** Note: **Grades are due fourteen (14) calendar days following the final exam of the course.** Degree Required: **MSc or PhD in Mechanical EngineeringP.Eng license** Remuneration: Total rate of pay inclusive of all benefits and vacation pay specified in the Collective Agreement In accordance with Article 4.15.14, applicants shall send a **letter of application**, a **current CV**, and any relevant supporting documentation to: Director: **Dr. Brent Lievers (cc: Natalie Boutet)** School: **School of Engineering and Computer Science** Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road ONTARIO, P3E 2C6 Emails: **[email protected]** and **[email protected]** Closing Date: **Monday May 25 2026** Please note that all appointments are made by the Dean on behalf of the Vice-President, Academic and are subject to final budgetary approval. The University reserves the right to cancel the course if there is insufficient enrolment. Other positions may become available. Applicants should contact the Department Chair directly for more information. Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community and encourages applications from m embers of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University faculty members are part of LUFA (the Laurentian University Faculty Association). The Collective Agreement can be found at **www.lufappul.ca**. Methods of course delivery: On campus, in-person ONLINE (via LAURENTIAN ONLINE and asynchronous) Synchronous REMOTE and scheduled Synchronous HYBRID and scheduled **TERM Start/End dates TERM Start/End dates** F 1 September – 31 December SF 1 May - 2nd Saturday of 2nd week of June FW 1 September – 30 April SS Mon, 3rd wk June - 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) W 1 January – 30 April SP 1 May – 2nd last Sat July (last Sat for ONLINE courses) SU 2nd last Mon July to 31 August