Sessional Lecturer – NUCL 4780U – Nuclear Reactor Design - Winter 2027

Course Name and Number: Sessional Lecturer – NUCL 4780U – Nuclear Reactor Design - Winter 2027 Number of Sections: 1 Appointment Type: Limited Term Salary Grade: Administered in accordance with Appendix A of the Sessional Lecturers Collective Agreement with PSAC Location of classes: Oshawa, Ontario Course Start Date: January 11, 2027 Course End Date: April 30, 2027 Reporting to the Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, the Sessional Lecturer will provide instruction to undergraduate students. Course Description: NUCL 4780U – Nuclear Reactor Design An introduction to thermal and fast reactors and reactor cooling systems. Topics include: natural and enriched fuels; pressure vessels and pressure tubes; reactor structures; moderator materials and systems; reactor coolant materials and systems; shutdown and safety systems, heat generation and removal in the fuel; modes of heat transfer from fuel to coolant; boiling heat transfer; cooling by natural circulation; measurement of thermal-hydraulic parameters; momentum, mass and energy transfer processes; requirements for main heat transport, shutdown cooling and emergency core cooling systems. Nuclear power plant simulators will be used to demonstrate key aspects of reactor design. To view this course description, please click the following link and enter the course code from above: https://calendar.ontariotechu.ca. Responsibilities/Accountabilities: The primary responsibility of the applicant is to prepare and teach a theoretically and methodologically sophisticated and relevant course at the upper-year undergraduate level within the parameters of the course description listed above. In keeping with a technology-enhanced learning environment utilizing laptop computers and wireless connectivity, the Sessional Lecturer will deliver the course using a technology-enhanced learning approach that includes a variety of inclusive teaching and learning strategies and assessments which may be delivered in a hybrid format. The course will be delivered in an in-person, on-campus format, and the Sessional Lecturer will be expected to deliver the course from the assigned classroom at Ontario Tech. The Sessional Lecturer will be responsible for preparing, delivering and grading all course material and student assessments and be available for consultation with students during and following completion of the course session. The Sessional Lecturer will also prepare content for weekly tutorials. Learning objectives and outcomes are expected to be described in a course outline/syllabus and will be provided. Timely marking of assignments and other assessments, and the use of marking rubrics, is expected. The Sessional Lecturer will also support program accreditation activities pertaining to the course.