Sessional lecturer-FSC420H5S - Field and Lab Methods in Forensic Psychology

University of Toronto • Mississauga, ON

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This course introduces students to field practices and research procedures in Forensic Psychology. The topics in field practice may include, but are not limited to: administrating risk assessment; conducting semi-structured patient interviews; fitness to stand trial assessment; mental health diagnostics; psychological profiling in criminal investigation; administering patient records; trial preparation. The tasks related to research procedures may include, but are not limited to: research literature searches and citation management; writing ethics proposals; data collection, annotation, analysis, and storage; writing abstracts, critical analysis, and methods; writing peer-review responses; formalizing and executing research theory, hypotheses and design. [12L/36P]

Requirements

• A Ph.D. or PsyD. (completed or ABD with active student status at issuing institution) in Psychology or a closely related field.
• Strong research knowledge and skills in Forensic Psychology.
• Experience teaching undergraduate courses.

Nice To Haves

• Professional College membership or registration with a counselling Association
• Experience acting as an expert witness in a Canadian court of law
• Forensic science background
• Scientific research experience
• Casework experience
• Post-graduate counselling experience in a forensic science context
• Teaching excellence
• Mastery of the subject area
• Experience with management and delivery of courses using University of Toronto or similar systems (e.g., Quercus, Canvas-based technologies, Zoom, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Preparation and delivery of course material
• Preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams, as well as practicals
• Supervision of teaching assistants (includes providing instruction on how to mark, as well as holding office hours)
• Marking of students’ work (during the term and beyond if an extension of time is granted by the university officials)
• Submission of grades to university officials
• Holding regular office hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree