Sessional Lecturer, ACT245H1S L0101 - Financial Principles for Actuarial Science I
Date Posted: 10/07/2020
Req ID: 1272
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Department of Statistical Sciences
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

ACT245H1S L0101 - Financial Principles for Actuarial Science I

Term structure of interest rates, cash-flow duration, convexity and immunization, forward and futures contracts, interest rate swaps, introduction to investment derivatives and hedging strategies. 

Estimated Course Enrolment

Up to 160

Estimated TA Support

160 hours - The availability of TA support is contingent on class enrolment and class size.

Schedule 

Tuesdays 3:00pm to 5:00pm

This course may be offered in an online format.

Tutorial

Thursdays 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Tutorials may be offered in an online format.

Sessional Dates

January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021

Salary 

$8,489.67 for Sessional Lecturer I; $8,869.25 for Sessional Lecturer I Long Term; $9085.58 for Sessional Lecturer II; $9301.90 for Sessional Lecturer III

Qualifications: Minimum Master’s degree required, PhD preferred in Statistics, Applied Statistics, Actuarial Science, Biostatistics or related discipline. Prior experience teaching at the university level. Prior experience teaching ACT245 or a similar course an asset.

Description of duties: Teaching; setting and invigilating term tests and final examinations; reporting final grades; counseling students; supervising teaching assistant(s).

Closing Date:  October 30, 2020

Application Procedure: All individuals interested in the position must submit a Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Application Forms available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form to job-apps-unit3@utstat.utoronto.ca. 

Note: Applicants may be asked to supply references.

Closing Date: 10/30/2020, 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.  

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.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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