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Sessional Lecturer, Human Factors and Healthcare System Design — Toronto, ON
Teach human factors and service design in the University of Toronto’s graduate health informatics program. Develop assessments and support students applying healthcare service improvement methods.
Description
- Co-teach a professional graduate course using competency-based learning and assessment methods
- Design the course and evaluate student outcomes
- Remain available to students outside scheduled classroom hours
- Teach intensive in-person sessions from February 16–19, 2027, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Teach human factors and service design within complex healthcare socio-technical systems
- Guide students through service design, workflow analysis, prototyping, evaluation, change leadership, digital tools, AI, and healthcare service scaling
Requirements
- PhD- or master’s-level education with recent clinical and health informatics experience, preferably involving ICT adoption, implementation, and evaluation
- Strong understanding of clinical and clinician workflows as shaped by health informatics and related technologies
- Previous teaching experience in health informatics, preferably at the graduate level
- Experience developing curricula and using adult teaching and learning methods
- Proficiency with electronic teaching tools, including learning management systems such as Canvas, PowerPoint, and online collaboration tools such as blogs, wikis, discussion boards, webinars, and videoconferencing
- University of Toronto undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows should not apply for positions covered by the Unit 3 collective agreement
Benefits
- Preference is given to qualified candidates who have advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Accessibility accommodations are available throughout the application and hiring process