Program Manager, Academic Programs and Curriculum (Term)
Role summary
The Program Manager, Academic Programs & Curriculum is a full-time, term position at the University of Toronto Mississauga, shared between the Institute of Forensic Sciences and the Department of Anthropology. Reporting to the Department Manager, this role facilitates strategic goals by coordinating academic, administrative, and operational support for undergraduate and graduate programs. Key responsibilities include curriculum management and development, instructional support, work-integrated learning coordination, teaching assistant organization, and space management. The position requires a minimum of five years of experience in a post-secondary environment, with specific experience in academic program administration and TA administration. The role involves significant on-site presence, with four days a week required at the campus.
Date Posted: 04/02/2026
Req ID: 47567
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM:Institute of Forensic Sciences
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00059316
Existing Vacancy: Yes
Description:
About us:
U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of humanpotential.
Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning anddiscovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.
This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside theMissinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those whowant to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.
Your opportunity:
The Program Manager, Academic Programs & Curriculum is a full-time position shared between the University of Toronto Mississauga's Institute of Forensic Sciences and the Department of Anthropology. The Institute of Forensic Sciences (IFS) is designed to provide students with an understanding of scientific analyses, theories, laboratory skills, applications, and field techniques. Programs are offered in the fields of forensic anthropology, forensic biology, forensic chemistry, and forensic psychology. UTM’s Department of Anthropology has strengths in all four traditional subfields of Anthropology: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology and Sociocultural Anthropology, as well as in Forensic Anthropology and the Anthropology of Health. Anthropology bridges the Natural Sciences and the Social Sciences: We are one of the few Departments at UTM with both Scienceand Arts programs. Our holistic approach, in addition to the cross-cultural knowledge gained in our programs, provide students with valuable skills that can be applied in many types of jobs. For more information, see the UTM Forensic Science website at http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/forensic/ and the Department of Anthropology at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/anthropology/.
Reporting to the Department Manager, the Program Manager is responsible for facilitating the strategic goals of the academic programs of both units by coordinating projects associated with comprehensive academic, administrative, and operational support for undergraduate and graduate programming in Anthropology and the IFS. The Program Manager plays a critical role in curriculum management and development, instructional support, work-integrating learning coordination, teaching assistant organization, and space management. The position works closely with faculty, sessional lecturers, graduate students, internal and external partnersand requires a consistent on site presence.
Four (4) days a week on-site
2-year term, with the possibility of renewal
Your responsibilities will include:
- Analyzing internal and external trends and recommending educational programming improvements
- Advising staff on program curriculum change policies and procedures
- Coordinating the preparation and distribution of program and/or course material
- Keeping well-informed on changes to curriculum, schedules and program offerings and incorporating changes to lesson planning and delivery
- Evaluating and recommending appropriate work-integrated learning opportunities for students
- Coordinating the recruitment of teaching assistants, course instructors, sessional lecturers and/or stipend instructors
- Handling sensitive and/or confidential information
- Providing orientation to new employees and/or students
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
- Minimum five (5) years of experience, working in a post-secondary environment
- Minimum two (2) years of demonstrated experience in academic program administration
- Minimum one (1) year of experience with Teaching Assistant (TA) administration, contract management, and payroll coordination
- Experience in successfully operating within a complex organization, with multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience coordinating curriculum & program development opportunities
- Strong understanding of curriculum processes, instructional support, and student programming
- Familiarity supporting the development and ongoing oversight of course content, particularly for courses taught by sessional lecturers who may be industry professionals
- Proven track record of enhancing, fostering and managing strong relationships with a natural ability to collaborate with diverse groups
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment
- Support the development and ongoing oversight of course content, particularly for courses taught by sessional lecturers who may be industry professionals
- High attention to detail and the ability to manage sensitive information and high‑risk environments
- Excellent computer skills (e.g. Access, Word, Excel, Power Point)
Assets (Nonessential):
- Experience supporting experiential learning, internships, or co‑curricular programming
- Familiarity with learning management systems (e.g., Quercus) and graduate TA hiring processes
To be successful in this role you will be:
- Accountable
- Communicator
- Efficient
- Organized
- Problem solver
- Procedural
- Team player
Closing Date: 04/13/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 - $86,340. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $110,415. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
*A job description is available upon request*
