SL151720-Summer 2020-ENVS*3010 DE Climate Change Biology

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Environmental Sciences
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Summer 2020
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 Details
Course Number: 
ENVS*3010 DE
Course Name: 
Climate Change Biology
Course Format: 
DE
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
Note: this posting is for Summer 2020 and Summer 2021
Projected Class Enrolment: 
65
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Preparation
Student Consultation
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD related to field
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Many years of successful teaching related to contents of the course.
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Doctoral degree in ecology or related field and relevant research experience in climate change biology. Previous unsupervised university teaching experience (i.e. not GTA experience) of an upper division ecology or climate change biology course.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD and expert in course content
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: 
Experience with the design and delivery of distance education courses, particularly in ecology or climate change biology would be a significant plus. Previous experience teaching or designing this course, or a similar course at another institution, would be extremely valuable.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
N/A. This course is distance education format.
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
May 4, 2020 to August 31, 2020
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $7,430.26 (effective 2019/20)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Posting Email Contact: 
seshr@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Dr. Jon Warland, Director, School of Environmental Sciences, Bovey Building Room 1105.

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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: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

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 reside in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required