Media, Mental Health and Digital Advocacy

University of Guelph; Toronto; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CUPE3913 terms

Job summary

University of Guelph Humber is seeking a Sessional Lecturer for CSS*1070 (Media, Mental Health and Digital Advocacy) for Winter 2027. The course is in-person, held at the Guelph Humber campus in Toronto, with a single 1.5-hour weekly section (Tue 1:30 PM – 4:10 PM).

The assignment includes duties such as orientation, office hours, grading, exam invigilation, and student consultation. Qualifications include a Masters degree in the field and prior university-level teaching experience; a PhD is

Qualifications

• Masters degree related to the field.
• Prior teaching experience at college or university level.
• Substantive knowledge of the course content area.
• PhD degree related to the field preferred.
• Professional experience in mental health advocacy, health communication, or media/social change initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Instructor may be required to participate in course website training.

Skills

Teaching experience

Course development

Education

Masters degree related to the field

PhD related to the field (preferred)

Job description

for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

SL402694-Winter 2027-CSS*1070 (SSWS Program) Media, Mental Health and Digital Advocacy

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

No

Course Number

CSS*1070 (SSWS Program)

Course Name

Media, Mental Health and Digital Advocacy

Course Format

In-Person

Course Description

See Course Calendar

Other Course Description or Assignment Information

This course explores the role of media in shaping our understanding of health, mental health, and implications for social change. Through this course, students will examine how media impacts and influences societal constructions of health, mental health, and will be encouraged to think critically about media's messaging concerning mental health, and challenge the myths and stigma associated with mental illness. Additionally, this course explores trends in advocacy and social change through different forms of media technologies. This course will examine the use of social media in contemporary social movements, and activist and advocacy strategies. To view course outlines from previous offerings of this course (if available), please visit: https://www.guelphhumber.ca/academic-services/course-outlines- Classes held on University of Guelph-Humber campus (Toronto).

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Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading

Other Duties (specified below)

Other Duties Described

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: Substantive knowledge of the course content area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree: PhD related to field
• Prior Teaching Experience: Many years of successful teaching related to contents of the course.
• 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). Professional experience in mental health advocacy, health communication, social media engagement, or media-driven social change initiatives. Research experience in mental health, health communication, and/or media/social media within a social justice context, examining how communication shapes public perceptions, advocacy, equity, and social change.

Days Required and Wages

• Section 01: Tuesday 1:30 PM - 4:10PM

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

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.