Religion & Society

University of Guelph; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 56,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Guelph invites applications for a Sessional Lecturer in the Winter 2027 term for the Guelph Humber Programs. This assignment covers Unit 2, with online delivery and required on-campus meetings as needed.

Responsibilities include orientation, office hours, preparation, student consultation, invigilating exams, grading, and online instruction. Applicants should have a Masters degree and teaching experience; PhD preferred, with evidence of teaching excellence.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in field required.
• PhD related to field preferred.
• Experience teaching at college or university level.

Responsibilities

• Orientation and training.
• Office hours and student consultation.
• Course preparation and delivery.
• Invigilating exams and grading.
• Online instruction and course website training.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Online instruction

Student consultation

Grading/Assessment

Curriculum coordination

Education

Masters degree in field

PhD related to field (preferred)

Job description

for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

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 Description:

See Course Calendar

Other Course Description or Assignment Information:

This course surveys the major trends in religious beliefs and practices and their social impact since the Reformation. The focus of the course is on the British Isles and North America with some discussion of developments in Continental Europe.-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
• 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 religious studies, with an emphasis on North America. Experience in teaching and updating an online course.

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 religious 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]
• Hiring Contact Information: [e-mail]

Diversity & Inclusion

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.