Sessional Lecturer, INF2207H - Practical Elements of Responsible AI Development (42718)
Sessional Lecturer, INF2207H - Practical Elements of Responsible AI Development (42718)
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University of Toronto
Faculty of Information
Sessional Lecturer
Fall Term 2025 (September December)
INF2207H Practical Elements of Responsible AI Development
Course Description:Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) is about ensuring that socioenvironmental responsibility is a fundamental and permeating consideration in all stages (conception evaluation deployment monitoring etc.) of AI development and governance. This is necessary to address and prevent harms and injustices setting the course of AI development in a direction of sustainable benefit to our interconnected world. RAI requires a thoughtful and pragmatic synthesis of approaches from wideranging fields. The course (INF2207H: Practical Elements of Responsible AI Development) covers an evolving set of relevant topics such as user studies participatory design statistical significance testing model comparison generalization randomized control trials bias interpretability and explainability FAccT (fairness accountability transparency) equity ethics safety alignment robustness scientific communication stakeholder consultations data governance power and exploitation digital labour peer review reliability engineering information security privacy verification auditing reproducibility redteaming unittesting sandboxing scenario planning risk and impact analysis.
INF2207H Practical Elements of Responsible AI Development
Estimate of the course enrolment:35
Estimate of TA Support:None anticipated. 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: $10300
Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10764
Sessional Lecturer II $11021
Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $11227
Sessional Lecturer III: $11279
Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11485
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 Masters 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 & 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 Toronto
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.
Employment Type
Contract
