Instructor BIOL 3P94 Winter D3

brocku; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 7,000 - 16,000; Part time

Job summary

Brock University invites applications for part-time instructor positions under CUPE4207-1. Duties include lecturing, seminar and lab support, student consultation, grading, and course administration in Biological Sciences.

Qualifications include a PhD in Biological Sciences (or senior doctoral candidates) and proven undergraduate teaching experience, with references and course evaluations. Terms align with the Collective Agreement.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biological Sciences or related discipline; senior doctoral candidates considered if no qualified applicants.
• Experience teaching quantitative research methods.
• Prior teaching and/or research experience in Biological Sciences.
• Evidence of competent teaching at undergraduate university level with references and evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Duties and responsibilities follow Article 22.01 of the Collective Agreement and include scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time (lecture/seminar prep, student consultation, marking, grading, and course administration).
• Applicants must maintain workload within the limits defined by the Collective Agreement; deviations require dean and HR approval.

Skills

Teaching

Quantitative methods

Education

PhD in Biological Sciences

Senior doctoral candidates considered

Job description

Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Agreement.

We are one of Canada's outstanding comprehensive universities, where excellence and innovation thrive ! Brock has been recognized as a Top Employer in Hamilton-Niagara for seven consecutive years. We have been ranked #3 as Canada's Best Employers and top 10 as one of Canada's Best Employers for Diversity. For 2025, Brock has been proudly recognized as one of Canada's Top Employers for Company Culture, ranked seventh by Forbes in partnership with Statista. At Brock, you will find a welcoming, inclusive community and an exciting range of meaningful career opportunities.

Ignite new possibilities for your career. Break through at Brock.

Post End Date:

August 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group) Title of Course

Compensation

• Effective September 1, 2026 - $7,887.59 per half course (195 hours nominally)
• Effective September 1, 2026 - $15,775.20 per full course (390 hours nominally)

Please note: Instructors who are employed in a 2-hour/week lecture, or the equivalent of a 2-hour/week lecture, are responsible for the first hour of seminar/lab in each course.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article 22.01 of the Collective Agreement. These include scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time (preparation of lectures, student consultation, marking and grading and course administration, including grade appeals and cases of academic dishonesty).

Qualifications

• PhD in Biological Sciences or related discipline. If there are no qualified applicants, we will consider senior doctoral candidates.
• Experience in teaching quantitative research methods.
• Prior teaching and/or research experience in the study of Biological Sciences
• Evidence of competent and effective teaching experience at the undergraduate university level (letters of reference and course/performance evaluations).

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement:

Members shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e., not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time.

Applicants that are in excess of the above noted workload limits will not have their applications considered unless they have received prior written approval from the appropriate Dean and the Human Resources Department.

The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - https://brocku.ca/human-resources/collective-agreements/

Additional Comments

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website:

http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/

Academic terms generally run from:

• Fall - September to December
• Winter - January to April
• Spring - May to July
• Summer - July to August

• *Actual dates can be found on the Timetables available on the Office of the Registrar web page: https://brocku.ca/registrar/toolkit/registration/

We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy . As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed.

Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments.

We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups .

We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, and we accommodat e the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process, as outlined in our Employment Accommodation Policy and consistent with the requirement