SL374508-Summer 2026-ENVS*4260 Field Entomology

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Environmental Sciences
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Summer 2026
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
Other:
.5, co-taught
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: 
No
Course Details
Course Number: 
ENVS*4260
Course Name: 
Field Entomology
Course Format: 
In-Person
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
20
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Conducting Labs/Seminars
Supervising Field Trips
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
On-call for students during the field course Advising students in the development of insect behaviour experiments
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD and expert in course content
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Expertise in entomology, notably insect identification and ecology.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD and expert in course content
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Many years of successful teaching related to contents of the course.
Tropical field work experience, outdoor teaching experience
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: 
Expertise in entomology, notably insect identification and ecology Expertise in field entomology, ability to collect and identify insects in the field with minimal equipment or resources Expertise in advising upper year students on development of their own experiments Expertise in tropical fieldwork safety
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
As per WebAdvisor
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
May 5, 2026 to August 21, 2026
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
as per contract
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Posting Email Contact: 
seshr@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Paul Sibley, Director, School of Environmental Sciences, Bovey Building, Room 1106; Telephone: 519-824-4120 ext. 52707; Email: psibley@uoguelph.ca.

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