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Contract Instructors

Contract Instructor Positions Fall 2023 and Winter 2024

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 2023 and the Winter Term 2024.

FALL TERM 2023 (SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 2023)

   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 2001, Current Issues in European Politics and Society

This course provides an interdisciplinary examination of social, political, and economic issues facing Europe, including the countries of the European Union, Eastern Europe, and Russia.  

Required Qualifications and Skills:  Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Political Science or a related discipline. They should have demonstrated expertise on Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia, and should have a record of related publications. Teaching Competence: Candidates are required to have relevant teaching experience in Political Science or European, Russian and Eurasian Studies.

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

   EURR 3001/ENGL 3804, Literature and Culture in Europe

This course provides a survey of the literature and cultural texts that have defined Europe. It examines fiction and non-fiction texts that have contributed to and reflected the development of European culture and society. Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a PhD in Comparative Literature. Candidates must have strong knowledge of European literature and culture, including its reception in North America. Teaching Competence: Candidates are required to have relevant teaching experience in Comparative Literature, focusing on European literature.

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

   EURR 4102/PSCI 4507: The Balkans since 1989

This seminar explores selected topics in Balkan politics and society since 1989. It devotes particular attention to aspects of democratization, political violence, state-and nation-building, and relations with and accession to the European Union.  Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a PhD in Southeast European History or Political Science with publications in the field. Teaching Competence: Candidates are required to have relevant teaching experience in History or Political Science, focusing on Southeastern Europe.

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

   EURR 4107/5107 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 2024 (JANUARY TO APRIL 2024)

   EURR 3002/ENGL 3805 Literature and Culture in Russia and Eurasia

This course provides a survey of the literature and cultural texts that have defined Russian and neighboring Slavic countries. It examines fiction and non-fiction texts that have contributed to and reflected the development of Russian and Slavic culture and society. Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a PhD in Comparative Literature. Candidates must have strong knowledge of 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 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 4202B/5202B, Special Topics in Russian and Eurasian Studies

Topic: The War in Ukraine: Roots, Dynamics, and Global Impact

This course considers the degree to which nation-building processes in Eastern Europe, the gradual democratization of Ukraine and the evolution of post-Soviet security architecture have combined to create a transformed political and economic order over the last three decades resulting in regional upheaval. In examining this transformation and its impact the course will first take a post-colonial perspective to understand the historical relationship between Ukraine and Russia up until the end of the Soviet Union. Second, the course will review the post-Soviet transformation of the region with a specific focus on the dynamics of nation-building in Ukraine. Drawing on the relevant theoretical and historical literature the course will consider processes of nation-building as well as the rise of ethnic identity and challenges of economic and political reform in Ukraine. Key events to be considered include Euromaidan and the preceding Orange Revolution, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the frozen war in Donbas between 2014 and 2021. The final cluster of the course will be dedicated to an in-depth analysis of Russia’s intervention in February 2022 and its impact on the Ukrainian state and society, the future of the Russian Federation in the global order and the impact the war is having on international security structures, migration and economic and political stability, regionally and globally.

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 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.

EURR 5113/PSCI 5113 Democracy in the European Union

This course provides a survey of empirical research and normative theorizing about democracy in the EU.  Topics include: European Parliament and other channels for democratic input, patterns of citizen participation, impact of European integration on democracy in EU member states, Euroscepticism, theories of EU democracy. Required Qualifications and Skills: Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Political Science or a related discipline. They should have demonstrated expertise on Europe and the European Union. Teaching Competence: Candidates are required to have relevant teaching experience in Political Science or European Studies.

*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

The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

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. Topic: Transatlantic Relations

EURR 4202A/5202A Special Topics in Russian & Eurasian Studies. Topic: Decolonization of Post-Soviet 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.