Sessional Instructors: Advertising, Faculty of Design, 2025/2026

Job title: Sessional Instructors: Advertising, Faculty of Design, 2025/2026

Company: OCAD University


Job description: OCAD University acknowledges the ancestral territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabeg and the Huron-Wendat, who are the original owners and custodians of the land on which we live, work and create, Canada’s largest and oldest art and design university, is a vibrant community of bold, curious and compassionate artists, designers and scholars who are imagining and creating a joyful, equitable and sustainable world. The University is an internationally renowned hub for art, design, digital media, research, innovation and creativity, and arts administration. It embraces collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to change-making through art, design-thinking curriculum and research, making OCAD U a local, regional, national and global leader in art and design.It is an exciting time to join the OCAD U community as the University is at a key stage in its institutional transformation, with the implementation of its and guiding principles — driving positive impact; decolonization, indigenization and equity; environmental sustainability; emerging as a vibrant hub; student centered approaches; innovation in learning teaching and research; and financial stewardship.The Faculty of Design invites applications for the following anticipated course offerings for the Fall and Winter terms in 2025-26 academic year:ADVR-2009: COMING TO KNOW THE CONSUMER (0.5 credits)
(Fall Semester: September 3, 2025 – December 2, 2025, Tuesdays 6:30-9:30pm & Fridays 11:50-2:50pm; In-Person)COURSE DESCRIPTION: This studio course surveys advertising industry conventions and communication theory studying the relationship between marketplaces and consumer audiences in cultural contexts. Ethical considerations of consumer-targeted communication in self-reflexive projects are demonstrated through a variety of media. A diversity of design methodologies are implemented to critically examine causes and effects of consumer behaviour that challenge systemic bias of economic, racial, and cultural barriers. A decolonial approach to design is examined through respectful design practices, and by exploring examples of Indigenous methodologies and contemporary land-based perspectivesADVR-3008: RETAIL & EMERGING TECHNOLOGY (0.5 credits)
(Winter Semester: January 8, 2026 – April 8, 2026, Mondays 8:30-11:30am; In-Person)COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course explores how the adoption of digital and mobile technologies for mixed reality experiences can drive brand awareness and sales with respect to retail. Students apply time-based media and mixed reality approaches to create viable user-friendly, on-brand products or concepts from ideation to final outcome. Central to the course is the importance of using 3D technology as a compelling and user-friendly solutionADVR-3013: MEDIATED LANDSCAPES (0.5 credits)
(Winter Semester: January 8, 2026 – April 8, 2026, Mondays 6:30-9:30pm; In-Person)COURSE DESCRIPTION: Advertising is increasingly pervasive through the limitless channels of media vying for consumer engagement. Mediated Landscapes examines the effects of diverse mediums of communications through a critical, exploratory process of research and creation. The socio-economic dynamics between brands and consumers in physical and digital space are analyzed and investigated using art and design methods such as, prototyping and experimentation. Issues of power, identity, and value in various forms of media are identified in perceived and real landscapes; requiring a decolonial framework of global, diasporic, and Indigenous knowledges to cross-examine the studio process through readings, workshops, and visiting knowledge keepers.ADVR-4014: ADVERTISING WORKSHOP 2 (1.0 credits)
(Winter Semester: January 8, 2026 – April 8, 2026, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:50-2:50pm; In-Person)COURSE DESCRIPTION: Building on Workshop 1, students continue to advance and extend their application of knowledge and competency of the Advertising discipline in actual, client – facing major capstone design project work. Greater emphasis is placed on working collaboratively in professional contexts at industry levels. Students will synthesize knowledge and methodologies from previous courses to evaluate and create innovative, insightful Advertising solutions. Students will problem solve to real-world business issues as well as incorporate digital and mass platforms utilizing current technologies, typographic and software skills. Application of knowledge at both a scholarly and industry level will be done in an audience – facing presentation.RESPONSIBILITIES: Teaching and teaching-related responsibilities may include but are not limited to: scholarly or research knowledge, course outline development, studio preparation and delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews, participation in Faculty and program meetings; including responsibility for health & safety and meeting academic and curricular requirements and deadlines.QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful applicant should have

• A Bachelor’s degree in advertising or graphic design or relevant discipline and/or equivalent professional/practical experience
• Outstanding communication skills, and a demonstrated capacity to support and resource independent studio investigations are essential to teaching at this level.
• A demonstrated commitment to the principles of equity and diversity, and proven ability to work effectively and collegially with a diverse population of students and faculty underpin all academic positions at OCAD U.
• A current body of work within the Advertising professional creative field and/or academic disciplines as it relates to the course description(s).
• Experience with, and aptitude for, highly iterative, process-oriented work without the restriction of fixed outcomes or expectations.
• An asset: two (2) years of teaching experience at the undergraduate level in a related Design discipline.
• Demonstrated leadership and experience in promoting a respectful and inclusive work and learning environment for students, staff, and Faculty.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Sessional appointments are fixed-term annual contracts. Sessional compensation includes a per-course pay scale with salary level of $7,508.00 (per 0.5 credit course) plus 7% in lieu of benefits and vacation pay, per the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. These positions are subject to budgetary approval and satisfactory enrolment levels.APPLICATION PROCESS and DEADLINEApplications should include:
A letter of intent stating the candidate’s interests in the areas of teaching by identifying relevant courses above; (NOTE: Please indicate specific courses you are interested in teaching)A curriculum vitae;An overall statement of teaching philosophy that responds to the profile of the position;A link or web address to your digital portfolio of recent and current work/publications (if applicable)And the names and contact information of three references.Please upload all five (5) components (including the URL to work) as one PDF. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please name your uploaded file: FirstName_LastName-Job CodeInterested applicants are invited to submit their application in confidence, addressed to Faculty of Design Appointments Committee, online, by clicking the “Apply Now” button below.The review of applications will begin on June 17th, 2025 at 12:00pm and will continue until the position is filled.Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer (with a valid work or study permit, SIN and Canadian bank account).If you require application support, please contact the Office. Please note that People & Culture cannot update you on the status of your application as these searches are decentralized to their respective Faculty offices. You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview. If the posting is advertised, we are still accepting applications.As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and related scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to and enrich the institution’s core mission and vision as an art and design university with a local and global scope.As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.We encourage members of designated equity-deserving groups to self-identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire.In order to alleviate the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous faculty, priority in hiring will be given to qualified racialized and Indigenous persons who self-identify as such in the application process. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code.OCAD U is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please People & Culture for more information or refer toAll qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.

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Location: Ontario

Job date: Fri, 30 May 2025 06:16:27 GMT

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