SL331884-Summer 2025-BUS*6500 Governance for Sustainability

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
LANG Executive Programs
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Summer 2025
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: 
BUS*6500
Course Name: 
Governance for Sustainability
Course Format: 
In-Person
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
Course runs 23-Jun-2025 to 10-Aug-2025. Dates shown on Webadvisor are incorrect. Course will be run over the above period with 3 hours of in-person lecturing per week, with additional work happening online/via Courselink. Successful applicant will be put in touch with ADRGS of Department to go over the specifics. 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 and masking policies are paused. 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. You can choose to submit proof of vaccination before your start date. The University of Guelph has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy and provides more Information about COVID-19 for Faculty and Staff.
Projected Class Enrolment: 
120 (+/- a lot, this is the first instance of this in-person format of this course)
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
TA Coordination Meetings
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Other Duties Described: 
Respond to student's questions within 24 hours, provide feedback re: assignments in a timely manner and submit grades to Executive programs within 1 week of the final class. Submission of a final and deferred exam, if applicable, to Department ahead of the exam period. Grading deferred exams, if applicable.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Other
PhD related to field or Masters degree and related significant professional experience.
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Other
Successful teaching related to field at the Graduate level in a University setting.
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Experience teaching a course related to sustainability, environmental governance and business at the post-secondary level.
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.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Course runs 23-June-2025 to 10-Aug-2025. Mondays - 8:30AM to 11:20AM for the above weeks. As stated before, the dates listed on Webadvisor are inaccurate.
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
June 19, 2025 to August 17, 2025
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $8,519.05 (effective 2024/25)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Posting Email Contact: 
geogjobs@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Only on-line applications will be accepted. Please email geogundg@uoguelph.ca if you have questions.

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