Women in Contemporary Canada

University of Guelph; Toronto; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Guelph Humber invites applications for a Sessional Lecturer in Women in Contemporary Canada (Winter 2027). Assignment: 1 course, in-person at the Guelph Humber campus in Toronto with RoFR conditions for eligible instructors.

Required qualifications include an active PhD in progress related to the field, substantial university teaching experience, and deep knowledge of the course content. Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada and attend on‑campus meetings.

Qualifications

• Must have demonstrated teaching experience at college or university level.
• Substantive knowledge of the course content area.
• Ability to deliver course material effectively to diverse students.

Responsibilities

• Orientation-Training
• Office Hours
• Preparation
• Student Consultation
• Invigilating Exams
• Grading
• Other Duties (specified below)

Skills

Teaching experience

Substantive knowledge of course

Communication skills

Education

PhD in progress related to field

Prior teaching experience at college/university level

Job description

for Teaching Assistants, Graduates Service Assistants & Sessional Lecturers

SL401622-Winter 2027-AHSS*1400 (General Elective) Women in Contemporary Canada

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)?

Number of Assignments that Carry the Right of First Refusal

1

Course Format

In-Person

Course Description

See Course Calendar

Other Course Description or Assignment Information

Through a historical lens, this course introduces some of the central issues for women in Canada today. We will look at the history of women's movements and changes in public policy, at triumphs and continuing challenges, from the end of World War II to now. The course examines the shifts in gender roles and expectations, and how these shifts have affected the economy and culture. We will also consider topics such as sexuality, family, gendered violence, and activism. As Canada has become home to landed immigrants, but is founded on Indigenous territories that predate European arrival, there will be a special focus on diverse populations: immigrant and Indigenous.-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: PhD in progress 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.
• 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)-Demonstrated expertise in intersectional feminist scholarship related to contemporary Canadian society (including Indigenous, racialized, and LGBTQ2S+ perspectives)

Days Required and Wages

Days and Times 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.