Date Posted: 04/02/2025
Req ID: 42386
Faculty/Division: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Department: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

SESSIONAL LECTURER: Summer 2025 Term (.5 FCE) - CUPE 3902 Unit 3

Course# & Course Title: CHL3013H: Clinical Bioethics

Course Description:

CHL3013H is a 0.5 FCE elective course designed for the Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) in Bioethics program. The MHSc in Bioethics is a two-year professional Master's degree program. Its students are early and mid-career professionals who work in healthcare, public health or other health-related settings. The MHSc in Bioethics has a hybrid program format with both in-person and online components. CHL 3013H is a hybrid course with the in-person component conducted during a Residency Week in May at the University of Toronto on the St. George Campus and the online component conducted during eight 2-hr synchronous online seminar sessions scheduled through the Summer Term (see Schedule below).

CHL 3013H is an intermediate course that explores the theory and practice of clinical bioethics. It aims to deepen students' insight into the role and attributes of the ethical practitioner; the normative ethical features of clinical care; the interplay of biomedical science, health technology, health law and policy, and professional standards in creating and shaping ethical issues in clinical settings; and the application of practical ethical reasoning in addressing ethical issues in clinical care. Case studies will be a constitutive component of each session, some of which will be contributed by course faculty and many of which will be contributed by students based on their professional, disciplinary, and personal experiences and expertise.

Course Learning Objectives:

By the end of CHL3013H, students will be able to:

• Define the key characteristics of an ethical practitioner
• Recognize the role and influence of professional regulation, law, and institutional and societal context on ethical decision-making in clinical care
• Describe the normative ethical features of clinical care practice and delivery
• Apply principle- and case-based ethical reasoning to analyze and propose solutions to ethical problems in clinical contexts
• Work collaboratively and constructively with others to identify, assess and address ethical issues, questions, and problems in professional settings
• Communicate effectively about clinical bioethics issues to a professional audience

Estimated course enrolment: 16

Estimated TA support: n/a

Schedule:

• In-Person: MHSc Residency Week - May 5 (8:30am-5:00pm)
• Online: Seminar Sessions - Thursdays, 9-11am: May 15, 22, & 29, June 5, 12, 19, & 26, and July 10

Sessional dates: May - August 2025

Salary: $9,457.90 (Sessional Lecturer I)

$9,930.79 (Sessional Lecturer I Long Term)

$10,121.77 (Sessional Lecturer II)

$10,326.62 (Sessional Lecturer II Long Term)

$10,362.76 (Sessional Lecturer III)

$10,570.02 (Sessional Lecturer III Long Term)

(Salary inclusive of 4% or 6% vacation pay, where applicable)

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.

Qualifications: Graduate degree in Bioethics with a focus on healthcare ethics. Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical bioethics, including ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional aspects in the Canadian context. Experience teaching bioethics courses at the graduate level required. Experience teaching health professional learners an asset. Professional experience working in healthcare settings with respect to clinical bioethics issues strongly preferred.

Description of duties: 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; calculation and submission of grades; maintaining regular communication with students. As well as normal teaching duties, the course instructor will monitor student progress; maintain the course Quercus page; attend MHSc program meetings; and maintain regular contact with the MHSc Program Director. Duties of this position shall be performed in accordance with the hybrid course format, including both in-person and online components as outlined in the Schedule above.

Closing date: April 11, 2025

Application process:

All individuals interested in this position must submit a Curriculum Vitae, and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form (PDF or RTF, also available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form) to:

c/o Christine Lowe

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Email: christine.lowe@utoronto.ca

Closing Date: 04/11/2025, 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.