Sessional - Faculty- FIRE 2410 - (02050.11060)
Sessional - Faculty- FIRE 2410 - (02050.11060)
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Job Description
The Department for Communication and Visual Arts is seeking a sessional instructor to teach FIRE 2410: Wildfire Community Relations in the Fall 2025 semester to be delivered online synchronously -Tuesday 6-8:50PM.
In this course students will examine the importance and complexities of community relations in the context of wildfires. Students identify issues affecting relationships and communications between public institutions national provincial and municipal governments community organizations and community members with a focus on wildfire concerns including extreme fire behaviour and fire activity fire prevention and public education and public and individual safety. Students will critically examine trends within the Community Relations field such as corporate social responsibility (CSR) while interrogating the barriers that may interfere in cultivating positive community relations.
Requirements
A masters degree in a relevant field with a minimum of five years of operational experience in Wildfire Community Relations including direct incident experience seven years of emergency management experience with a preference given to experience in Wildfire demonstrated experience in teaching and/or training.
Or:
A bachelors degree in a relevant field with a minimum of fifteen years operational experience including direct incident experience and experience in Wildfire Community Relations work fifteen years of emergency management experience with a preference given to experience in Wildfire demonstrated experience in teaching and/or training.
Employment Type
Contract
