Date Posted: 06/19/2026
Req ID: 48987
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music
Department: Faculty of Music
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes
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Course Number and Name: JMU317Y1 -Jazz Arranging
Course Description: Instrumental and vocal arranging for various jazz ensembles from duos to large jazz band and studio orchestra. Co-requisite JMU301Y1
Class Schedule: Tuesdays 1-3pm
Months of contract: September 2026 to April 2027
Salary: $13,396.62
Estimated Course Enrollment: 10
TA support: none
Qualifications: Graduate degree in jazz or equivalent professional experience. Extensive knowledge of jazz repertoire, and extensive experience as jazz arranger, composer, and band leader. Demonstrated excellence teaching jazz arranging at the university level.
Duties: Define course objectives; prepare course materials; provide clear guidelines on course requirements and regulations; teach classes as scheduled; administer and evaluate student assignments; prepare and submit final grades in accordance with policy. Maintain reasonable hours of student consultation outside scheduled class hours.
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Daphne Tan
Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
Associate Professor, Music Theory
Faculty of Music
University of Toronto
80 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II and Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity-deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
Closing Date: 07/13/2026, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.
Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.
