Credit Contract Appointment, Conflict and the Social Context

Mount Royal University

Job Location:

Calgary - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

About the Role

The Department of General Education invites applications for contract lecturer positions in the area of Community & Society for the Winter 2027 semester commencing January 2027.

The Department of General Education delivers the General Education component within all of Mount Royals baccalaureate degrees. The General Education component is organized around four thematic clusters. The courses in the Community & Society cluster focus on the interconnections that constitute social life from the level of the local community through the globalized network of societies. Through the study of material moral and political factors informing society at all levels students will have the opportunity to acquire skills enabling them to both understand and act in the world that they will be inhabiting as citizens. The courses in this cluster are shells with instructors being expected to provide content on a relevant topic in an area they are experts in.

GNED 1303: Conflict and the Social Context

The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering this foundation levelcourse examining Conflict whether personal domestic or international is one of the defining forces of society. Through an interdisciplinary framework students will engage multiple interpretations and be introduced to various ways of thinking about the world that they live in through an examination of a conflict in its social context. Each section of the course focuses on a different conflict using distinct textbooks assessments and pedagogical methods to achieve the same course objectives.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must have a minimum of an M.A. in a social science background or equivalent with a Ph. D. preferred.

We are especially interested in a qualified candidate with a well-developed understanding of liberal education in general and able to identify and address key debates under the Clusters thematic orientation requiring the methods of the social sciences for possible response or remedy to various global and social challenges.

Further enquiries about the position may be directed to: Dr. Heather Nelson Cluster 3 Coordinator Department of General Education

Closing Date: Open until suitable candidates are found.

A complete dossier including curriculum vitae and a cover letter should be submitted quoting the competition number. Please title your .pdf document as follows: Last Name Requisition Number Title of (ex. Smith 1234 Curriculum ).

DescriptionAbout the RoleThe Department of General Education invites applications for contract lecturer positions in the area of Community & Society for the Winter 2027 semester commencing January 2027.The Department of General Education delivers the General Education component within all of Mount R...