APTPUO - Fall 2026 - CML3147A - Wrongful Convictions

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Main Campus

Academic Period:

2026 Fall Semester

Faculty:

Section de Common Law / Common Law Section

Academic Unit:

Common law \\ Common Law

Course Title:

Wrongful Convictions

Course Code:

CML3147

Section:

A

Course Description:

The study of how wrongful convictions occur, and how to investigate, remedy and prevent them. Issues studies include false confessions, mistaken eyewitness identification, jailhouse informants and "tunnel vision" by criminal justice participants.

Posting limited to:

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

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/25

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

2026/06/26

Expected Enrolment:

24

Approval date:

2026/05/25

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:

Passive

Course Schedule:

- - - Tuesdays 4:00 PM – 6:50 PM

Requirements:

The Common Law Section is seeking candidates who are leaders in the legal profession. An LL.B., J.D., or equivalent is required for this position. Membership in the Law Society of Ontario is an asset. The successful candidate will have significant experience in the law relating to wrongful convictions. Prior teaching experience will be considered an asset.

The Common Law Section reserves the right to select a candidate who does not fully meet each of these requirements, where the candidate’s selection would be beneficial to the program, the course, the students or for a related reason.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

This course is co-taught.

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.

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