SL314062-Winter 2025-RPD*6280 Advanced Planning Practice

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Env. Design and Rural Dev.
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 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: 
RPD*6280
Course Name: 
Advanced Planning Practice
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
This course explores current issues, techniques, legislation and processes that are relevant to rural planning practice. A number of specific municipal (local and regional) rural planning examples will be presented. Comparisons between different jurisdictions will be reviewed. Students will be engaged in project-based learning. The University of Guelph has vaccination and masking policies that may be altered with limited notice depending on COVID-19 circumstances and advice from government, public health authorities, and prevailing science. Currently, the vaccination and masking policies are paused. With the evolving nature of the pandemic, public health measures may resume with little advance notice to address the health risks. Should this occur, vaccinations will be required. You can choose to submit proof of vaccination before your start date. The University of Guelph has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and provides more Information about COVID-19 for Faculty and Staff.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
30
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Supervising Field Trips
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Other
Registered Professional Planner and a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Other
Experience communicating with groups and students preferred.
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
The successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise in the planning profession. This includes working with municipal plans and by-laws. The course will have regard to the Canadian Institute of Planners' definition of planning as "the planning of the scientific, aesthetic and orderly disposition of land, resources, facilities, services, with a view to serving physical, economic and social efficiency, and sound environment, health and well-being." The successful instructor will help develop the student's understanding of the planning process, and will identify issues, techniques and processes that are relevant to rural planning practice. The instructor will have the background to present a number of rural planning examples and specific municipal (local or regional) projects will be examined.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
T 2:30 PM - 5:20 PM
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
January 2, 2025 to April 28, 2025
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $8,519.05 (effective 2024/25)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Friday, November 15, 2024
Posting Email Contact: 
edrdpost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Cate Mennega - Administrative Officer, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Email: sedrdadmin@uoguelph.ca

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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 reside in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required