Employment Opportunities

Teaching opportunities at NPSIA will be posted here when available.

Contract Instructor Teaching Opportunities

Fall 2025 and Winter 2026

Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

Applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following International Affairs courses during the Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 terms.

Qualifications: Candidates should hold a graduate degree and policy experience is preferred. Courses are primarily for graduate students.

Application in the form of letter (email) and CV, should be sent to:

Professor Yiagadeesen Samy, Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

c/o Allyson Fitch, Assistant to the Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Allyson.Fitch@carleton.ca

Deadline: May 14, 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 below 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 (https://carleton.ca/hr/labour-relations/academic-staff-agreements/) and the CUPE 4600-2 website (www.cupe4600.ca).

Advertisement is not a guarantee that a course will be offered.

*Some of the positions listed have incumbents.

	Dept	Course	Modality	Anticipated Enrolment	Anticipated TA support	Title/Description
Fall	INAF	3001	In-Person	30	No	Understanding Policy in a Global Context Analysis of international policy processes relevant to governments, non-governmental organizations, international organizations and multinational corporations, drawing upon theories of international relations, political science, law and economics. Emphasis on analytical and normative aspects of public policy processes in international relations.
Fall	INAF	5016	In-Person	135	Yes	Statistical Analysis for International Affairs Applications of statistics to international policy issues, using statistical software to understand and present large sample empirical information. Topics include describing data, presenting data, comparing variables and hypothesis testing, and basic multiple linear regression.
Fall	INAF	5018	In-Person	135	Yes	Law and International Affairs Introduction to international law and its role in international affairs. International legal sources and subjects, state responsibility, succession, jurisdiction and immunities, dispute settlement, and domestic implementation.
Term	Dept	Course				Title/Description
Winter	INAF	3002	In-Person	30	No	Applied Policy in a Global Context Applications of policy analysis to specific international problems with an emphasis on institutions, multiple levels of governance, the role of non-governmental actors, and complex interconnected policy issues. Cases are drawn from international problems such as security, economics, development, the environment, migration, and health. Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in the B.P.A.P.M. program and registration in the International Studies Specialization, and successful completion of INAF 3001.
Winter	INAF	4101	In-Person	20	No	Topics in Conflict and Conflict Management An interdisciplinary course examining selected issues and policies in the area of conflict and conflict management. Topics include subjects such as sources and causes of conflict, conflict mediation, and peacekeeping and peacebuilding.
Winter	INAF	5202		25	No	Contemporary International Security The evolving contemporary strategic and security environment, encompassing both traditional and non-traditional concepts. Topics include hegemony; the rise of new powers; terrorism; multilateralism; human security; and new security threats, including climate change. Also listed as IPIS 5302.
Winter	INAF	5221	In-Person	25	No	Economics of Security and Intelligence The political economy of national security, collective action, terrorism and counter terrorism, economic sanctions, networks, cyber security and deterrence. Combines both economic theory and empirics to understand the role and scope of intelligence collection and analysis.
Winter	INAF	5309	In-Person	25	No	International Finance: Theory and Policy Theory and policy in open economy macroeconomics and international finance. Topics include: exchange rate and output determination, balance of payments adjustment, monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes, and the structure and performance of the international monetary system.
Winter	INAF	5312	In-Person	25	No	The Practice of Trade Negotiations Skills-based course on how to design and implement a government’s trade negotiations strategy. The course will examine each stage in trade negotiations, using real-life cases and simulations to apply the knowledge learned. Practical examples will be drawn from both the developed and developing worlds. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity Precludes additional credit for INAF 5459F (taken 2020-2023).