SL338808-Fall 2025-BIOT*6600 Innovation Management

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
Management
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: 
BIOT*6600
Course Name: 
Innovation Management
Course Format: 
In-Person
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
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Projected Class Enrolment: 
50
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
1) Reviewing of DoM Information Checklist for Sessional Faculty (emailed to you prior to semester start up); 2) Completing one-time only three online UofG administrative training courses before the start of classes and uploading certificates of completion; 3) Maintaining CourseLink; 4) Submitting Deferred Exam and Marking Rubric to Academic Assistant prior to end of semester; 5) TA Coordination meetings if applicable
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Successful teaching in the area of Entrepreneurship and innovation management
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Please attach your up-to-date CV, as well as teaching evaluation evidence to your Application if applicable; Significant experience with managing start-ups and development and evaluation of business models; Demonstrated Knowledge on the integration of science and business from initial discovery through to commercialization. This integration involves resolving issues related to technical, market and financial feasibility. Topics will include the innovation process, assessment of markets, development of business models and managing projects under high uncertainty.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with teaching Advanced Entrepreneurship
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Experience with digital media publishing
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 - 12:50 p.m. (classes commence September 4); Final Exam Period December 1 - 12 and Final Grade Submission Period to December 19, 2025.
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 2, 2025 to December 19, 2025
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
as per contract
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
domposts@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
domposts@uoguelph.ca; Applications and CVs will be accepted only via submission to this Academic Staff Work Assignments site prior to the deadline date.

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