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The Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking instructor/s to teach the course/s listed below in W2027

PLEASE NOTE: Effective May 1, 2022, the University’s Vaccination Policy has been suspended. However, due to the fluid and dynamic nature of the COVID-19 virus, should public health indicators change, the University reserves the right to reinstate the Vaccination Policy, as deemed necessary. Should this policy be reintroduced, all successful candidates will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and provide such proof via the TMU Safe App. CUPE contracts will be updated to reflect this change.

Course delivery can be online, in-person or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates hired for in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching on campus. Candidates teaching remotely are required to have access to the appropriate technology, i.e. computer with camera and microphone and high-speed internet.

Applicants should:

• Have a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
• Have teaching experience at the university level
• Be current in the Chemical Engineering field
• Be a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)

Practice field experience and knowledge in:

• The design, process flow, and major unit operations utilized in current biopharmaceutical manufacturing.
• The scientific, engineering, and technical principles that go into each step of a manufactured biologic from initial cell line development to finalized drug product presentation.
• The integration of industry-wide standards, project and risk management tools, and business-driven decision-making practices that allow for the development, licensure, and manufacturing of biologics today.

Teaching Skills:

Demonstrated experience of ability to effectively teach in-person and in an online environment, which includes demonstrated knowledge of best practices for the delivery and management of online courses. This includes using course management system tools to communicate with students and to foster and support a collaborative online learning community with and between students in the course.

Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in all aspects of personal computers that are relevant to this course, including document creation, file management, internet research, and communications.

Evidence may be requested for all categories.

Candidates who wish to apply for these postings must provide an application with the following information defined in Article 14.9 of the current CUPE 3904 Unit 1 collective agreement:

• The type of appointment that is preferred.
• The courses or number of sections of the same course and/or package they would like to teach.
• Attach an updated cover letter and CV and any other relevant information concerning their candidacy.
• Provide a table in their CV detailing chronologically all post secondary courses they have taught. This should include course number and title, institution, and semester.
• Describe in their cover letter which courses of all those posted by the Department the candidates consider themselves qualified to teach. If possible, include the number of times the course content of each of the applied for courses has been taught.
• The address or addresses to which the letter of appointment should be sent, and any periods when the candidates cannot be contacted.
• Instructors with priority of consideration may include which of the Continuing Education credit courses they would prefer should the volume of teaching applied for not be available from the teaching functions available to discharge.

The successful candidate is required to submit to the department at the end of the semester an Excel sheet containing the list of registered students and how their final grades and marks were calculated, and copies of their final exams with solutions. The successful candidate is also required to submit to the department all the graded final exam booklets/materials submitted by the students, and the CEAB GA Assessment for this course.

Types, duration and form of appointments:

Following are the types of appointments for which candidates may apply:

A part-time hourly appointment/two semesters is for less than 9 semester hours in each of two successive semesters. A part-time hourly appointment/one semester is for less than 9 semester hours in any one semester.

Rating Scale:

Application Deadline:

Please submit your application package online in one PDF file (see above on what to include; 10 pages maximum) before 4:00 pm on Monday October 26, 2026.

Seniority List:

Available upon request.