- Location
- Education Building, Canada
- Type
- Part-time
- Education
- PhD
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- Workday
Description
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This posting is for one unionized contractual course-by-course appointment to teach one course as a Course Lecturer. Course lecturer positions are governed by the Collective Agreement between McGill University and McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union (MCLIU)-CSN.
Hiring Unit:
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
Course Number-Section and Title (CRN):
EDPE 555-001/002/003 Socio-Cultural Foundations of Learning Sciences (CRNs: 3001/3002/3003)
Course Description:
Examination of foundational theories of the Learning Sciences including contributions by social constructivist theories. Implications of theory on methodologies for the Learning Sciences in general, and for educational and instructional contexts in particular.
Posting Dates (2 Calendar days) August 14 - 17, 2026
Application Deadline: August 17 2026 (11:59PM)
CL Credits: 3 (This course is not team-taught)
Number of Positions Available: 1
Term / Schedule:
Fall 2026 / Thur 06:05-08:55 p.m.
Location: EDUC 613 (Location subject to change)
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education:
- PhD holders or candidates (ABD) in Learning Sciences, Educational Psychology, Applied Psychology, or equivalent.
Experience required:
- Experience as a course instructor or TA for courses at a similar level
- Demonstrated knowledge of modern and seminal social-cultural theories underpinning Learning Science as evidenced by completed courses, research output, TA work, or course instruction.
- Scholarship in the Learning Sciences an asset
- Knowledge of modern and seminal methods common to the Learning Sciences an asset
Other requirements:
If the applicant has taught this course exactly once previously, she/he must have had satisfactory teaching evaluations in this course that meet the Department’s expectations. This requirement does not apply to applicants who have taught the course at least twice.
If the applicant has not taught this course previously, but has taught in the hiring unit previously, she/he must have had satisfactory teaching evaluations that meet the Department’s expectations.
- Adherence to evolving program requirements concerning course content and program-developed competencies; course content and references must reflect the most current advances in the field
Additional Information:
Effective dates of appointment are August 24, 2026 to December 18, 2026. This course will be offered in-person on campus at McGill. Please contact [email protected] with any questions you may have.
You are covered by the working conditions specified in the McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union (MCLIU) collective agreement: https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/employee-relations/assocs-unions.
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.
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