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Contract Instructor Opportunities 2015-2016

April 13, 2015

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Contract Instructor Opportunities 2015-2016

Carleton University, Department of Biology 

Pursuant to Article 16 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Biology courses during the 2015-16 Fall/Winter terms.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates should hold at least an MSc in Biology, Biochemistry, or related field, and demonstrate teaching competence in a relevant area, preferably at the university level.  Priority will be given to candidates holding a PhD. For first and second year courses priority will be given to those with experience teaching large classes.

SessionSubjectCourseTitleTime
FallBIOL3102MycologyDay
FallBIOL4301BiotechnologyDay
WinterBIOL3601Ecosystems & Environmental Change (with lab)Day
WinterBIOL4103Population GeneticsEvening
WinterBIOL/BIOC4200ImmunologyDay
WinterBIOL4317Neuroethology: The Neural Basis of Animal BehaviourDay

Course descriptions are available online at: http://www.carleton.ca/calendars/ugrad/current/courses/BIOL/

Application Procedures and Deadlines:

Applications, indicating each course for which you wish to be considered, should be sent by May 14, 2015, to:

Professor Myron L Smith, Chair
c/o Laura Thomas, Departmental Administrator
Department of Biology
laura_thomas@carleton.ca

As per Article 15.3 of the current CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applicants are required to submit an up to date CV, including a complete listing of all courses taught within the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 bargaining unit at Carleton University, and a Contract Instructor Application Form:

http://www1.carleton.ca/provost/ccms/wp-content/ccms-files/OPVAC_CI_application_oct2012.pdf

A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3 and 16.4 in the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement, the posted vacancies listed above are first offered to applicants meeting the incumbency criterion. A link to the current CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement can be found at the Employment Agreements webpage on the Carleton University Human Resources website http://carleton.ca/hr/collective-agreements/ and the CUPE 4600-2 website http://4600.cupe.ca/.  Additionally, all of the above listed positions are subject to budgetary approval.