University of Toronto Faculty of Information Sessional Lecturer Fall Term 2025 (September : December) INF451H1 : Information Design Studio IV: Information Visualization Course Description:Problems, practices, and techniques of conveying complex information analysis. Issues of clarity, persuasion, visual literacy, and cultural context will be explored. Students will develop a data visualization project that will speak to or engage surveillance, data analytics, activism, or other issues covered in advanced IDM courses. This course (INF451H1 - Information Design Studio IV: Information Visualization) addresses problems, practices, and techniques that arise from the growing use of visualization media to analyze and interpret data, manage information complexity, and communicate data:driven messages. Through it, students will acquire the ability to use and understand a number of important visualization methods (e.g. dashboard communication), and will learn how to critically interrogate the application of visualization technologies in novel domains (e.g. data journalism). Various important topics will be discussed, including the use of visualization to mislead, the tension between truth and aesthetic concerns in data design, and the recent growth of visualization literacy initiatives. Throughout the course, students will develop a visualization project that will engage with surveillance, data analytics, activism, or other themes covered in advanced BI courses. Additionally, students will engage with a number of important visualization tools (e.g. Matplotlib) that will be introduced through activities and case studies with real:world import, providing them with an opportunity to develop theoretical knowledge through applied work, as well as enhance their professional portfolios. INF451H1 : Information Design Studio IV: Information Visualization Estimate of the course enrolment:50 Estimate of TA Support:Estimate of 75 hours with enrollment of 36 or greater. Allocation of TA hours, if any, will be based on enrolment numbers. Class Schedule:TBD. You are required to be located in geographical proximity to the applicable University premises in order to attend and perform your duties on University premises as of the Starting Date. Sessional dates of appointment:September 1, 2025 : December 31, 2025 Salary: Sessional Lecturer I: 10,300 Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: 10,764 Sessional Lecturer II 11,021 Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: 11,227 Sessional Lecturer III: 11,279 Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: 11,485 Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail. Qualifications:Preferably candidates will have a completed, or nearly completed, PhD degree in an area related to the course or a Master's degree plus extensive professional experience in an area related to the course. Teaching experience is preferred. Brief description of duties:Preparing course materials; delivering course content (e.g., seminars, lectures, and labs); developing and administering course assignments, tests and exams; grading; holding regular office hours. Application Deadline:May 22, 2025 Application Process:Applicants must submit a CV and a completed CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form in one pdf file to the attention of: Melissa Szopa, Administrative Coordinator, Academic Faculty of Information, 140 St. George Street University of 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.