SL357356-Winter 2026-BIOM*3090 Principles of Pharmacology

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
Biomedical Sciences
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2026
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
Other:
0.5 FTE
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
Course Details
Course Number: 
BIOM*3090
Course Name: 
Principles of Pharmacology
Course Format: 
In-Person
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
Please contact Tarek Saleh, tsaleh@uoguelph.ca should you like to discuss this course prior to making an application. The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) 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. Please visit the following link for more information: https://uoguelphca.sharepoint.com/sites/OVCAcademic/SitePages/GTA-Allocations-@-OVC.aspx
Projected Class Enrolment: 
400
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: 
This sessional will be teaching the aneasthetics and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics portions of the course - Maintain Courselink site, co-ordinate activities of the GTAs in terms of communication with students, grading of exams and making arrangements for deferred exams and marking deferred exams, as necessary for course content sessional teaches.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD 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: 
1)Demonstrated organizational ability 2)Ability to put knowledge of Pharmacology into the context of the health sciences 3)Experience with anesthetics related to Pharmacology
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
PhD degree in Pharmacology or Physiology, or a related subject
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Many years of successful teaching related to contents of the course.
Other
Teaching assistant experience in Pharmacology or a related subject
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
1)CourseLink experience
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
M/W/F 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM 1/5/2026 - 4/21/2026
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
January 5, 2026 to April 30, 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): 
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
ovcsas.tasessional@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Dr. Tarek Saleh Professor & Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences tsaleh@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120 ext. 54700 Tel: 519-824-4120 ext 54700

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.
SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.