Job Description

JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE
has the following anticipated vacancies
for the Fall 2022 semester

DISCIPLINE: HUMANITIES/PHILOSOPHY/RELIGION (345)
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Part-time contract representing full and/or part-time workload.
N.B. This vacancy is to replace an instructor away on an authorized leave and will terminate, without prior notice, upon the return of the instructor.

AREA OF EXPERTISE: To teach Humanities/Philosophy/Religion and/or Social Science Research Methods courses to students enrolled in pre-university and/or professional programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

HUMANITIES (345) PHILOSOPHY (340) RELIGION (370)

• Master's degree in a related discipline(s) to be taught or equivalent*
• Several years related teaching experience at the post-secondary level preferred
• Knowledge of Quantitative and Research Methods in the Social Sciences preferred
• Ability to collaborate within a departmental team to achieve common objectives
• Excellent English communication skills essential

• Equivalent establishes a general comparison between two official education systems

The Humanities, Philosophy and Religion department is actively seeking teachers with knowledge in the following areas:

• Critical approaches to teaching that are attentive to intersectional oppression and forms of social marginalization across the disciplines
• Indigenous worldviews, knowledges and pedagogies
• Theoretical and cultural production from the Global South and from marginalized communities
• Climate crisis impacts and climate justice
• Critical approaches to issues in contemporary media
• The arts and their socio-cultural context

Demonstrated knowledge, experience and expertise in these areas will be considered an asset.

Our department particularly encourages applications from Indigenous persons, persons with a disability, racialized persons, women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity. If you self-identify as belonging to one or more of the above groups, the department invites you to indicate so in your cover letter.

Internal non-permanent applicants with acquired seniority have priority for this posting; however, qualified external candidates are encouraged to apply as the College conducts interviews when there are no internal priority applicants.

We thank all candidates who submit their resumes for consideration. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. If your work experience has changed or if you have acquired additional education since your last visit, be sure to submit your updated resume so that we may review your full career path. If you are applying from a mobile device (smartphone, tablet), you will receive an acknowledgment email asking you to update your file by submitting your CV in order for your application to be considered.

Deadline Date

10/26/2022