APTPUO-Fall 2026-DTI6105

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Main Campus

Academic Period:

2026 Fall Semester

Faculty:

Faculté de génie / Faculty of Engineering

Academic Unit:

École de conception et dinnovation pédagogique en génie School of Engineering Design and Teaching Innovation

Course Title:

Design Thinking

Course Code:

DTI6105

Section:

A

Course Description:

Design thinking as a collaborative creative process for problem-solving and designing human-centered solutions. Design thinking for driving business innovation new product development and customer experience. Best practices for design inspiration ideation and implementation; essential design research skills for empathy listening collaboration observation critical analysis and experimentation. Design Thinking tools and techniques including visualization mapping storytelling rapid prototyping and testing.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/15

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/06/16

Expected Enrolment:

n/a

Approval date:

2026/05/15

Number of credits:

1.5

Work Hours:

19.5

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

B

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais English

Competence in second language:

Active

Course Schedule:

Lundi Monday 19:00-22:00 - -

Requirements:

The priority will be given to applicants who have a PhD in Psychology or related Discipline with a thesis relevant to Design Thinking. Applicants must have three to five years industry experience demonstrating mastery of current practice and theory in all aspects of design thinking. Expert knowledge of management practices related to business innovation product development customer experience and the integration of design thinking. Applicants must have significant experience managing and mentoring multi-disciplinary design projects involving individuals with diverse backgrounds (technology psychology creative arts management).

Additional Information and/or Comments:

The course starting in oct finishing December

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit here for the OLBI unit or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect teamwork and inclusion where collaboration innovation and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons racialized persons persons with disabilities women and LGBTQIA2S persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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