CIRHR Job Postings

Current Postings:

The following Undergraduate Sessional Lecturer Position is currently posted:

IRE342H1F  Essentials of Finance and Accounting       POSTING LINK
This course introduces students to accounting and finance procedures and concepts used by organizational leaders and professionals. The course covers both managerial and financial accounting topics with applications to organizational decision-making. Note: Course will not count towards Rotman Commerce program requirements.

Continuously-Posted Notice Filling Positions Under the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement

All individuals interested in one or more positions must submit a Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form. 

Applications should be addressed to Silvia Cocolo, Undergraduate Coordinator, CIRHR and emailed to silvia.cocolo@utoronto.ca. 

General Information
Hiring decisions for courses offered during the Fall, Winter and Summer sessions are usually made by the preceding June. However some decisions may be made earlier or later than these time frames, depending on circumstances. Unexpected vacancies may arise at any time.Instructors who have taught for the Centre in the past 24 months and persons who have submitted a CV and application within the past 24 months will be included in the departmental pool. These individuals will receive by email notices of CIRHR job postings and should ensure their contact information is current.This notice is posted pursuant to the CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Please note that in accordance with that Agreement, preference in hiring is given to qualified persons advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III by the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources.

The following Graduate Sessional Lecturer Positions are currently posted:

Fall 2023

IRE1700HF   HR Consulting Models, Practices, and Applications   POSTING LINK
The course has two objectives: (1) to introduce you to the field of consulting and (2) to enhance your consulting skills. It focusses on external consulting but will discuss internal consulting briefly. Our class process will be participative. As much of your learning will come from discussions and experiential exercises with your peers, it’s vital you come prepared to make contributions of quality to the content and process of our classes. In our discussions, we’ll practice our appreciative inquiry skills.

IRE2021HF   Business Strategy for IR / HR     POSTING LINK
The purpose of this course is to enhance your ability to understand and integrate the different functional areas of business into a cohesive whole. Students will learn about the functions of general management within the context of strategic formulation and implementation across a wide range of industries. The course will provide opportunities for students to develop strategic thinking, analytical, teamwork and communication skills. Teaching approaches include lectures, case analysis and a variety of experiential learning activities.

IRE3635HF   Compensation     POSTING LINK
In many organizations, compensation is the single largest budget component. A 1% difference in compensation could mean hundreds of thousands dollars saved or spent without gain. The design of compensation systems also affects organizations’ attractiveness to job seekers and the behaviour of current employees. This course provides students with an understanding of the principles, processes, issues and techniques involved in establishing compensation and reward programs in organizations within a framework of fairness and equity. Compensation, will be looked at from the perspective of base pay, benefits, and incentive pay. As well, students will be introduced to the relationship between motivation theories and effective remuneration and reward programs. The course will focus on the major components in developing an effective compensation and rewards program such as legislation, principles of equity and fairness, job evaluation, compensation surveys, benefits and incentives. Current events in relation to compensation and rewards will be explored.

IRE3640HF   Recruitment and Selection     POSTING LINK
Recruitment and selection are the foundations of the HR system. This course will cover advanced topics in recruiting and selection with emphasis on empirical and theoretical approaches to understanding these processes. Topics will include organizational recruitment strategies, the legal issues surrounding recruitment and selection, how to screen job applicants, and the role of employee testing and employee interview in making selection decisions. The purpose of this course is to develop a deep understanding of valid and reliable selection, with an emphasis on the role that it plays in the HR system, and to give students the skills to develop an effective and legally defensible selection system for any organization.

Winter 2024

IRE1630HS   Negotiation Skills, Theory and Practice     POSTING LINK
As human resources and labour relations professionals, our ability to negotiate effectively is paramount to our performance as the majority of our workday is spent influencing colleagues, vendors, clients and other stakeholders. This course is about becoming a better negotiator through the understanding of theory, practice, and self-reflection. As this course is highly interactive, students are expected to prepare by completing the course readings and applying that knowledge directly in class every week. Periodically, we will be joined by human resources and labour relations professionals who will discuss the types of negotiations they face in the course of their work, and how they handle these situations to achieve a desired outcome.

IRE1725HS   Cross Cultural Differences in Organizational Contexts    POSTING LINK
Understanding the functioning of Western European and American organizations has been an ongoing effort for most of the 20th century.  In the 21st century, it is important to understand how organizations function in a wide variety of cultures. This course will focus on understanding cultural differences in behaviour in organizations.  It will critically examine current research and theory in cross-cultural organizational behaviour, psychology and human resources management.  In addition to providing students with a theoretical understanding of organizational behaviour in a cross-cultural context, students will also have an opportunity to develop culturally relevant interpersonal skills via a variety of exercises including role-plays and case discussions. 

IRE3615HS   Performance Management Systems    POSTING LINK
Rewards influence individual motivation and thus affect individual and team performance. But reward systems cannot succeed if employees’ performance is not adequately measured. Performance management systems are complex programs to design properly and even harder to implement effectively. In this class we will study performance measurement and incentive program design to motivate and develop employee performance. Key topics include performance assessment; employee motivation, discipline, and performance conciliation; and design and implementation of compensation and benefits systems to attract and retain talent, while facilitating achievement of the strategic objectives of the organization.

IRE3655HS   Leadership     POSTING LINK
Leadership captures the attention of moviemakers, historians, politicians, organizational scholars and practitioners, to name but a few. The crux of our curiosity centres on questions like - What makes an effective leader? What drives leaders? Who becomes a leader? How do we evaluate leadership? How do leaders exercise influence among others? For the past 50+ years, scholars of organizational behaviour have invested considerable thought and research energy into answering these questions in the form of models, theories and paradigms of leadership. As our world becomes increasingly more complex and dynamic, it is difficult for any one theory to truly address our questions and provide the insights we seek. Instead, today’s leadership theorists are taking a radically different approach to understanding leadership. Case studies are a methodology to problem solve and think about “what happened” and “what could happen next”. We will read several of these throughout the course.  Finally, we will write and use in-class exercises to practice our interpersonal skills and build a model of leadership uniquely suited to who we are.

All individuals interested in one or more positions must submit a Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form. Applications should be addressed to Professor Rafael Gomez, Director, CIRHR and emailed to t.pitel@utoronto.ca. Please send one application form per course that you are applying to -- do not list multiple courses on the same form.  Continuously-Posted Notice Filling Positions Under the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

General Information

Hiring decisions for courses offered during the Fall, Winter and Summer sessions are usually made by the preceding June. However some decisions may be made earlier or later than these time frames, depending on circumstances. Unexpected vacancies may arise at any time.Instructors who have taught for the Centre in the past 24 months and persons who have submitted a CV and application within the past 24 months will be included in the departmental pool. These individuals will receive by email notices of CIRHR job postings and should ensure their contact information is current.This notice is posted pursuant to the CUPE Local 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. Please note that in accordance with that Agreement, preference in hiring is given to qualified persons advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III by the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources.