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Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies

Contract Instructor Positions

Applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach selected European, Russian and Eurasian Studies courses during the Fall Term 2025 and the Winter Term 2026.  Please note that Contract Instructors are not permitted to perform part or all of their job duties from outside of Canada.

FALL TERM 2025 (SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2025)

   EURR 1001, Introduction to European and Russian Studies

This course provides an introduction to the study of Europe, Russia, and Eurasia. It employs an interdisciplinary lens that considers social, cultural, political, economic, and historical aspects of the region’s past and present. The course will focus on key issues and debates in the study of the region and familiarize students with some of the different types of questions that scholars working in different disciplines pose. Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a PhD in a relevant social sciences or humanities discipline with a demonstrated expertise on Europe and Russia. Teaching Competence: Candidates will have significant experience teaching interdisciplinary courses that touch on European and Russian regions.

*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrollment and may change based on actual enrollment in a course.

   EURR 4107/5107/INAF 5249 Russia’s Regional and Global Ambitions

This course examines domestic conditions in Russia from 2000 to the present and the framing of Russia’s foreign policy and strategic objectives towards the former Soviet republics and other key global actors, including the United States, the European Union, NATO and China. Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a PhD in Russian/Soviet History or Political Science and should have a research focus on Russian foreign policy. Teaching Competence: Candidates are required to have relevant teaching experience in History or Political Science, focusing on Russian politics.

*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrollment and may change based on actual enrollment in a course.

   WINTER TERM 2026 (JANUARY TO APRIL 2026)

   EURR 3010, Europe, Russia and Eurasia Beyond Borders: Literature and Culture

An exploration of the cultural borders and boundaries of contemporary Europe, Russia and Eurasia. Using literary and visual texts, the course explores issues such as migration, cultural and political borders and their transcendence, cultural responses to authoritarianism, the Cold War and its afterlives, and memory. Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a PhD in Comparative Literature. Candidates must have strong knowledge of European literature and culture as well as Russian and Slavic literature and culture, and its reception in North America. Teaching Competence: Candidates are required to have relevant teaching experience in Comparative Literature, focusing on European, Russian and Slavic literature.

*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrollment and may change based on actual enrollment in a course.

   EURR 4206/5301 Internship and Applied Policy Skills

This seminar accompanies an unpaid internship placement. It is designed to relate applied experience to the academic literature and to develop workplace and applied policy skills, including writing skills for an applied policy setting. Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a graduate degree (MA or PhD); in addition they should have practical experience in delivering job skills training to university students.  Teaching Competence: Candidates should have relevant teaching experience in university-level career development and job readiness programs.

*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrollment and may change based on actual enrollment in a course.

For all positions, please submit your application with the following documents to the EURUS Administrator, Heather Moulton, at heather.moulton@carleton.ca:

• a letter of application
• a current Curriculum Vitae
• a summary of teaching experience, including – if possible – evaluations of previous courses

When applying to courses for which they have incumbency, applicants only need to submit their updated CV.

The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, May 26, 2025.

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 Academic Staff 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/.

The following course has been assigned to a graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or visiting scholar. This course is not open to applications, but the Institute will contact the most senior incumbent to review their rights under Article 17.6 of the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement:

EURR 4201A/5201A Special topics in European Studies

All positions are subject to budgetary approval.

Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment, and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the diversification of our faculty and scholarship including but not limited to women, Aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.