Date Posted: 06/19/2026Req ID: 49024Faculty/Division: Faculty of MusicDepartment: Faculty of MusicCampus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)  Existing Vacancy: Yes 

  Description:DO NOT CLICK "APPLY NOW" A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.  

Course Number and Name: SMU200H1 - Healthy Practices for Healthy Musicians   Course Description: This course introduces students to the field of musicians' health through a blend of physical practices and theoretical discussions. Each class includes a yoga-based movement practice and a discussion of relevant concepts including basic anatomy for musicians, motor learning techniques, and strategies for addressing performance anxiety and achieving peak performance. Students will leave the course with a repertoire of stretches and exercises to counterbalance strains associated with playing their instruments, strategies to make effective use of practice time, and an awareness of available health resources in the community and online.   Class Schedule: Tuesdays 5-7pm in the Fall term   Months of contract: September to December 2026   Salary: $9,997.48   Estimated Course Enrollment: 20   TA support: none                                                                                        Qualifications: Doctoral degree in music performance with research focus in healthy practices for music performance. Demonstrated excellence teaching music performance health and injury prevention 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.   A complete application includes your responses to the application form with a cover letter and current Curriculum Vitae; click here to apply.   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**         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.