SL380490-Winter 2027, Fall 2026-VETM3210, VETM3220, VETM4220 Art of Veterinary Medicine I, II, III

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
Population Medicine
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2027
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
Course Details
Course Number: 
VETM3210, VETM3220, VETM4220
Course Name: 
Art of Veterinary Medicine I, II, III
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
Wellbeing Sessions in the DVM courses in Phase 1, 2, and 3 within the Art of Veterinary Medicine stream. This includes 11 hours of student contact in Art of Veterinary Medicine 1, 5 hours in Art of Veterinary Medicine II, and 7 hours in Art of Veterinary Medicine III. Most of this teaching is in September to November, with a One-Welfare Case-Based Learning and a Wellbeing wrap up lecture falling in March.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
145 per phase of the DVM program
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
Seminar Discussions
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Research and/or training in Wellbeing and/or Psychology
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Other
Experience in counselling or in teaching students around applied positive psychology concepts.
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Candidate will have strong background in wellbeing training and research. Experience in teaching undergraduate students (ideally DVM or medical students) would be an asset. Strong background strengths in public health or mental health is an asset.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD in progress related to field
PhD in progress in course content
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
As per course outline and/ or DVM phase schedules.
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
September 8, 2026 to May 7, 2027
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, July 10, 2026
Posting Email Contact: 
ovcsas.tasessional@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Sharita Carter - Operations Manager, Population Medicine | ovc.popm@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 perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required.