Job Description

Location: Lamoureux Hall

Session: 2024 Trimestre d\'hiver | Winter Term

Faculty: Facult\xc3\xa9 des arts / Faculty of Arts

Unit: AHL Interdisciplinary Study in Arts_PT

Course Title: Meditation: Theory and Practice

Course Code: AHL3156

Section: A00

Course Description: Meditation: Theory and Practice

Study of the human capacity for self-awareness and first-hand experience in their own lives. Explorations of contemplative states of mind from diverse disciplinary and theoretical perspectives. Complemented by weekly first-person exercises (Meditation Lab). Critical appraisal of mindfulness practices based on their own experience.

Posting limited to: Professeur \xc3\xa0 temps-partiel r\xc3\xa9gulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted: septembre 12, 2023

Closing Date: octobre 13, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Expected Enrolment: 45

Approval date: septembre 12, 2023

Number of credits: 3

Work Hours: 39

Course type: C

Posting type: R\xc3\xa9gulier / Regular

Language of instruction: Anglais | English

Competence in second language: N/A

Course Schedule: Jeudi | Thursday 14:30-17:30 - -

Requirements:

Experience of successful teaching in meditation theory and practice. Preference will be given to an instructor whose own research is within, or closely related to the field of meditation and contemplative studies, who has relevant scholarly researchand publications, and who has a training in meditation/mindfulness practice.

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