SL183472-Fall 2026-ENGG*2450 Electric Circuits

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Engineering
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2026
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
1
Right of First Refusal (RoFR)
A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?
A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course: 
No
Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal: 
1
Course Details
Course Number: 
ENGG*2450
Course Name: 
Electric Circuits
Course Format: 
In-Person
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
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Projected Class Enrolment: 
180
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
TA Coordination Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
Prepare and deliver all scheduled lectures for the assigned section(s) in accordance with the approved course outline and the Undergraduate Calendar description. Prepare, administer, and grade all assessments, including problem sets, midterm examination(s), and the final examination, and submit final grades by the Registrar's deadline. Coordinate and supervise the weekly laboratory sections, including preparation of laboratory material, enforcement of laboratory safety requirements, and oversight of Graduate Teaching Assistants across parallel sections. Hold regularly scheduled office hours and respond to student inquiries in a timely manner. Maintain the CourseLink (D2L) course site, including posting of materials, gradebook management, and announcements. Implement academic accommodations arranged through Student Accessibility Services and apply University policy on academic consideration and academic misconduct. Provide assessment data and samples of student work required for CEAB accreditation and graduate attribute reporting. Submit the course outline for departmental approval prior to the start of the semester and attend course coordination meetings called by the Chair or course coordinator.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Degree: Minimum of a completed Master's degree (M.A.Sc., M.Sc., or M.Eng.) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related discipline, from a recognized university. Applicants whose Master's degree is not complete as of the application deadline will not be considered. Required Expertise and Experience: Demonstrated command of the full course content: lumped circuit abstraction, Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, nodal and mesh analysis, linearity and superposition, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, ideal operational-amplifier circuits, first- and second-order transient response including switched circuits, coupled inductors and transformers, and sinusoidal steady-state analysis using phasor methods. Applicants must map their prior teaching or professional experience to this topic list in the cover letter. Demonstrated ability to design, supervise, and assess an undergraduate circuits laboratory using standard bench instrumentation (oscilloscope, function generator, digital multimeter, regulated DC supply). Applicants must document at least one semester of responsibility for an undergraduate electrical or electronics laboratory and name the instrumentation used. Demonstrated ability to use circuit simulation software such as Multisim, LTspice, or PSpice in instruction and in laboratory assessment. Applicants must name the package or packages used and the instructional context in which they were used. Demonstrated ability to teach and manage a large second-year engineering class and to coordinate multiple Graduate Teaching Assistants across parallel laboratory sections. Applicants must state the largest class enrolment they have taught as instructor of record and the number of Graduate Teaching Assistants and laboratory sections they have supervised. Working knowledge of outcomes-based assessment and CEAB graduate attribute data collection. Applicants must describe a specific instance in which they collected, analysed, or reported graduate attribute data. Proficiency with CourseLink (D2L) or an equivalent learning management system. Applicants must name the system and the functions they have administered. Excellent spoken and written English, with demonstrated ability to communicate quantitative material clearly to first- and second-year students. Availability to teach in person on the Guelph campus at the scheduled lecture and laboratory times. Applicants must confirm this availability explicitly in the cover letter. Prior Teaching Experience: Required. A minimum of one full semester as instructor of record for a university-level course in electric circuits, electrical fundamentals, or a closely related quantitative engineering subject, completed within the last five (5) years. Experience limited to graduate teaching assistantships will be considered only where the applicant held full responsibility for lecture delivery and assessment, and this must be documented in the application, naming the course, the semester and the supervising instructor.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD related to field
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, or eligibility for licensure with Professional Engineers Ontario.
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level.
Experience teaching within a CEAB-accredited engineering program.
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Industrial experience in analog circuit design, power electronics, instrumentation, or embedded hardware. One or more semesters as instructor of record for ENGG*2450 or an equivalent circuits course, with documented evidence of effective teaching.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, Friday (8:30-9:20 a.m.)
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 8, 2026 to December 24, 2026
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $8,838.51 (effective 2025/26)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Friday, September 4, 2026
Posting Email Contact: 
soe3913@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Posting Email Contact: soe3913@uoguelph.ca Hiring Contact Information: ecchair@uoguelph.ca Required Application Materials: A complete application consists of all of the items listed here: 1) A cover letter of no more than two (2) pages that addresses each required qualification listed above, in the order listed, with specific supporting evidence for each; 2) A current curriculum vitae that includes a teaching history table listing, for every course taught: course code and title, institution, semester and year, role (instructor of record or teaching assistant), enrolment, and number of sections; 3) Evidence of teaching effectiveness for the two most recent courses taught as instructor of record: student feedback questionnaire summaries, teaching evaluations, or a peer teaching review (an applicant who cannot supply this evidence must state the reason in the cover letter); 4) One course syllabus authored by the applicant, and one laboratory handout or problem set authored by the applicant with its solution and marking scheme; 5) Proof of the completed graduate degree (transcript or degree certificate), or written confirmation that it will be provided on request; 6) Names and contact information for two (2) referees who can speak directly to the applicant's teaching. An application that omits any item, or that does not address each required qualification, will be assessed as not meeting the minimum requirements of this work assignment and will not be scored.
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