SL335596-Fall 2025-CIS*3210 Computer Networks

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Computer Science
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2025
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: 
Yes
Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal: 
1
Course Details
Course Number: 
CIS*3210
Course Name: 
Computer Networks
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
The School of Computer Science is committed to ensuring that our students are provided with a high standard of teaching excellence. Part of this commitment is the distribution of Teaching Assistant resources to course sections in a fair and transparent manner. Resources within the the School of Computer Science will be distributed in a fair manner that takes into consideration: Level of course; Pedagogical requirements of the course including use of seminars, tutorials, and laboratories; Delivery method and requirements (e.g., Distance education vs. in-class course formats); Number of students; Workload considerations (including the overall workload of instructor); Department and College norms; and, Budgetary constraints. It is expected that the number of teaching assistants assigned to courses may vary from offering to offering based on the above factors. Distribution of teaching assistant resources is determined by the Chair/Director. Requests for teaching assistant resources should be made as soon as practicable.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
125-200
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
TA Coordination Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
* Managing the Teaching Assistants (if applicable) for the course. * Attending meetings with students and being available for advising times. * Developing assignments and marking schemes. * Using Courselink or Moodle to provide course materials, assignments, and student evaluations. * Hold a meeting with teaching assistants at the beginning and end of term. * Facilitate lectures for the course. * Provide management oversight of teaching assistants, instruct them in their job tasks and provide any training required for teaching assistants to meet their responsibilities. * Be available to invigilate any on-campus examinations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
Masters degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a closely related field
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Other
Previous experience teaching computer science topics at the post-secondary level.
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Excellent oral and written communication skills; Ability to communicate mathematical and computer science concepts to students effectively, both in written form and verbally; Demonstrated expertise and in-depth knowledge of the topics covered (including layered structure of networking architectures and their components, IPv4 and IPv6 protocols with a focus on addressing, routing, and forwarding, error detection and correction mechanisms in networking); Knowledge of common network vulnerabilities and apply mitigation strategies; Experience developing network applications using reliable and unreliable socket communication; Extensive software development experience; Demonstrated knowledge of computer networking, for example, successful completion of at least one course in computer networks, or related industry experience; Familiar with Linux systems and commands; Must be able to instruct students on proper socket coding protocol in C.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
PhD in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a closely related field.
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Other
Successful teaching of networking topics at a post-secondary level.
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills; Previous experience with network programming specifically in C-type languages; Previous experience with networking technologies specifically related to the construction and generation of FTP network infrastructure (either software or hardware); Previous teaching experience related to the 7-layer OSI network model will be considered an asset.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Lecture/Lab details can be found on WebAdvisor. Lectures will be held Monday/Wednesday/Friday from 12:30pm to 1:20pm.
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 2, 2025 to December 19, 2025
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): 
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
socspost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Lauren King, Instructional Support Coordinator - teachingsupport@socs.uoguelph.ca

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