SL242726-Winter 2023-PHIL*1010*02 Intro Philosophy: Social and Political Issues

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
Philosophy
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2023
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: 
PHIL*1010*02
Course Name: 
Intro Philosophy: Social and Political Issues
Course Format: 
Other
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
The University of Guelph has vaccination and masking policies that may be altered with limited notice depending on COVID-19 circumstances and advice from government, public health authorities, and prevailing science. Currently, the vaccination policy is paused and masking will be paused as of July 1, 2022 (https://news.uoguelph.ca/2022/06/covid-19-update-masking-update-and-classes-on-campus-this-fall/). With the evolving nature of the pandemic, public health measures may resume with little advance notice to address the health risks. Should this occur, vaccinations will be required. The U of G’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy can be found here (https://news.uoguelph.ca/covid-19/vaccination/). More COVID-related information can be found here (https://news.uoguelph.ca/covid-19/faculty-and-staff/)
Projected Class Enrolment: 
50
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
A final and deferred exam MUST be submitted to the admin assistant at philosad@uoguelph.ca before the end of classes.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
ABD related to field
PhD 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: 
Candidate must provide a clear and academically sound description of the basic content of the proposed course, stipulating specific course themes and content for the proposed term.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
ABD and expert in course content
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: 
• Candidate should supply recent evidence of teaching excellence, at the College or University level, related to course content. Candidate may choose to provide prior course evaluations or other assessments of teaching. The department may review prior course evaluations on file in the department. • The proposed course themes must be clearly reflected in the proposed choice of readings and the structure of assignments. The candidate may provide previously prepared course materials (i.e, course syllabi) for the same or an arguably similar course.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
See webadvisor.uoguelph.ca for updated information. Lecture: Mondays from 3:30-5:20pm, two synchronous seminars Fridays from 11:30-12:20pm and 1:30-2:20pm
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
January 5, 2023 to May 2, 2023
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $7,758.48 (effective 2022/23)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Friday, December 9, 2022
Posting Email Contact: 
philosad@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Please direct questions to Vanessa Joy at philosad@uoguelph.ca. PLEASE NOTE: Applications must be submitted on-line only, using this system. Material you would like to attach with your application can only be accepted as a single PDF attachment uploaded in this system. We CANNOT accept any additional documents sent by email except directly from Interfolio Scholar Services.

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: 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