Course Lecturer ENVR 202 Winter

1000scholars; California (MO); On-site; USD 46,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

McGill University’s Bieler School of Environment invites a course lecturer for The Evolving Earth (ENVR 202 001) at Stewart Biology. This team-taught class requires delivering lectures and coordinating with a co-instructor in a Montreal campus setting.

You will cover micro evolution, macro evolution, and cultural evolution, and explain how physical geosciences relate to biological evolution. You’ll co-grade assignments and exams, ensure consistent marking, provide study aids, and respond to

Qualifications

• PhD in environmental or biological sciences or related field.

Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures in a team-taught class for The Evolving Earth.
• Co-grade assignments and end-of-term examinations with marking standards.
• Provide study aids for students and respond to academic requests.

Skills

Team teaching

English communication

Education

PhD in environmental or biological sciences

Experience in evolutionary biology and ecology

Team teaching at university level

Job description

Reporting to the Director of the McGill Bieler School of Environment, the course lecturer delivers lectures in a team-taught class. The co-course lecturer will be required to present lectures that cover micro evolution, macro evolution, and cultural evolution as well as the relationships between physical geosciences with biological evolution.

Co-grades assignments and end of term examination and ensure that marking standards are appropriate and uniformly applied, in coordination with co-instructors and teaching assistants. Provides study aids for students and will respond to academic requests from students.

Teaching Qualification Requirements:

• PhD in environmental or biological sciences or physical anthropology or geosciences or other environment‑related fields relevant to the topic of the course. Demonstrated experience through course work and research.
• Demonstrated experience through course work and research with an emphasis on evolutionary biology and ecology and their impact on Earth and evolution. Prior experience in team teaching at a university level is preferred.
• As this is a team taught course, experience will need to complement the team expertise.

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

Hiring Unit:

McGill Bieler School of Environment

Course Title:

The Evolving Earth

Subject Code:

ENVR 202 001

Location:

Stewart Biology

Schedule:

TR (8:35 am-09:55 am)

Deadline to Apply:

2026-10-14

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