Contemporary Canadian Issues

University of Guelph; Guelph; Remote; CAD 83,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Guelph is seeking a Sessional Lecturer for Winter 2027 to teach Contemporary Canadian Issues (Guelph Humber Programs). The course will be delivered as a distance education offering with responsibility for online engagement, grading and student support.

Applicants should hold a Masters in a related field with prior college/university teaching experience, and demonstrate expertise in Canadian politics or social history along with the ability to update online courses.

Qualifications

• Masters related to the field is required.
• Prior teaching experience at college or university level.
• Expertise in Canadian politics or Canadian social history.
• Experience teaching and updating online courses.

Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Other Duties (specified below)
• Online instruction; instructor may participate in course website training.

Skills

Canadian politics expertise

Online teaching experience

University-level teaching ability

Curriculum development

Education

Masters related to the field

PhD related to the field (preferred)

Job description

for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

SL401803-Winter 2027-AHSS*2240 (General Elective) Contemporary Canadian Issues

Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2

Academic Unit

Guelph Humber Programs

Semester(s) of Assignment(s)

Winter 2027

Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections

1

Level of Work Assignment(s)

1

Right of First Refusal (RoFR)

A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?

A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course

Yes

Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal

1

Course Name

Contemporary Canadian Issues

Course Description

See Course Calendar

Other Course Description or Assignment Information

-This course is a study of selected issues in modern Canadian history. The subjects investigated such as Indigenous peoples, the environment, the state and the family will vary with the expertise of the instructor.-To view course outlines from previous offerings of this course (if available), please visit: https://www.guelphhumber.ca/academic-services/course-outlines

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Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Other Duties (specified below)
• Online instruction. Instructor may be required to participate in course website training.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Degree: Masters related to field
• Prior Teaching Experience: Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
• Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: -Expertise in Canadian politics or Canadian social history;-Experience teaching and updating online courses

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree: PhD related to field
• Research Experience: Quality and or Recent Research activity in areas relevant to the course demonstrating knowledge of current developments in course content.
• Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: Candidates should provide in their application evidence of prior teaching experience and teaching success/excellence related to course content, which may include a dossier, teaching philosophy, examples of teaching innovations, course developments, evaluations of previously taught courses (e.g., peer evaluations and/or student feedback), reference letters, and any other relevant information they wish to have evaluated by the selection committee (some documents on file in the department or program, such as UofGH Student Feedback Questionnaires of courses taught on UofG contracts, may also be used). Ongoing scholarship in Canadian studies.

Days Required and Wages

Days and Times Required

Section DE01: This is a distance education course offering. As such, significant online monitoring, supervision and feedback related to student learning activities is required

Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date)

January 7, 2027 to April 30, 2027

Other Posting Information

Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day)

Friday, November 13, 2026

Posting Email Contact

[e-mail]

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.

SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: [e-mail]).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must perform their work in Ontario and must be able to attend on‑campus in‑person meetings as required.