Winter 2025-Civil_CVL914_Pavement Materials and Design_Contract Lecturer - Unit 1

Appointment Details

Course Information

Course Semester / Term Hours / Section Estimated Number of Students

CVL914 Pavement Materials and Design

Pavement types : flexible, rigid and composite. Properties, testing and selection of aggregates for pavement purposes. Subgrade types and testing.

Effects of environment on highways : water infiltration, ice lenses, frost heave and spring breakup. Design of soil filters and subsurface drainage.

Introduction to the use of geotextiles in highway construction. Design of asphalt mixtures using Marshall and SUPERPAVE methods.

Design of flexible and rigid pavement using AASHTO and MTO methods. Introduction to the mechanistic-empirical approach of pavement design.

a) A part-time hourly appointment / one semester is for less than 9 hours in any one semester.

PLEASE NOTE : Pursuant to the University's and as a condition of employment, all successful candidates will be required to either submit valid proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or receive a .

Course delivery in Winter 2023 will be online, in-person or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates hired for in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching on campus.

Candidates teaching remotely are required to have access to the appropriate technology, i.e. computer with camera and microphone and high-speed internet.

Qualifications

Evidence may be requested for all categories.

Education

• PhD in the related discipline
• Outstanding performance in an equivalent course at the graduate or senior undergraduate level;
• Evidence of having maintained up-to-date knowledge and / or academic currency in specific field / discipline;
• Minimum of three years professional experience;
• Demonstrated teaching skills with minimum three years’ post-secondary teaching / GA experience;
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with students;

Teaching Experience

Teaching target or similar course at Ryerson graduate program.

Teaching target or similar course at other university graduate program.

Teaching target or similar course at Ryerson undergraduate program or another university undergraduate program.

Teaching target course at College.

Practice field experience

Current (past 3 years) practice in related field 6-10 (depends on quality of experience, including relevance to course, level of responsibility, relevant professional accreditation, etc.)

Past (more than 3) years ago) practice in related field.

Currency

Academic publications (refereed) in past 5 years.

Academic publications more than 5 years ago or current (less than 5 years) professional profile (including professional or academic presentations).

Other demonstrated professional currency (practitioner writing, courses taken).

Interactive Skills

The following will be rated based on previous teaching ratings / evaluations :

Lecture presentation

Email Interaction

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