Job Description

PENT is seeking qualified, Contract Academic Staff to teach the following three credit hour courses during the Spring/Summer session of 2025. The instructors will be responsible for content delivery with expectations consistent with offerings of this course within the appropriate department. Qualified candidates must possess strong teaching, communication and organizational skills, and demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness. These courses may be delivered in an online, synchronous format, but preference will be given to a qualified candidate who will teach in-person.


54.275 The Metis - April 7 - May 1 - Monday to Thursday - 9:00 - 11:30



An analysis of the development of the Metis as a group, their culture and lifestyles. Emphasis on the historical significance of the Metis in the development of Western Canada - though the course will evaluate the national role of Metis people.


54.279 History of First Nation Peoples in Canada - June 30 - July 24 - Monday to Thursday - 1:30 - 4:00



A history of First Nations peoples from European contact to the present time, examining First Nations society as it existed in pre-contact times, and as it continued on its own terms through the development of the fur trade, governmental First Nations policies, the development of the Dept. of Indian Affairs and the Indian Act, and the resurgence of First Nations identity and political activity since World War II.


Qualifications: Applicants should hold a minimum of a Master's degree in an area related to the topic of instruction. Applicants may seek to establish an experiential/traditional equivalency to the Master's degree and are invited to contact the Chair of the Selection Committee at the address below on how to establish equivalent academic or professional credentials.


Salary: $6901 per 3 credit hour course

Application deadline: February 18,2025 or until the positions are filled.



Interested educators are invited to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, course evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness, copies of transcripts, evidence of citizenship or Canadian Immigration status, and the names of three referees in a single pdf file to:



John Minshull



Brandon University



Email: minshullj@brandonu.ca




•Issued Feb. 10, 2025•



•Brandon University is committed to equity, welcomes diversity, and hires on the basis of merit. All qualified individuals who may contribute to the diversification of the University, especially women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, racialized persons, and persons of all sexual orientations and genders are encouraged to apply. Canadian citizens and permanent residents are given priority. Evidence of citizenship must be provided.•


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