To view course offerings and times for Fall 2025 and Winter 2026, please refer to the public class schedule here.
Additional Contract Instructor Positions for Fall 2025
The deadline to apply for these positions is July 2, 2025
SYSC 4604 [0.5 credit] Digital Communication Theory
Introduction to information theory, source coding and data compression, Error control coding, Trellis coded modulation, advanced topics of current interest: spread spectrum; digital wireless communications.
| Designated Modality | IN-PERSON |
| Anticipated TA Support* | NO |
| Anticipated Enrollment | 20 |
*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrolment and may change based on actual enrolment in a course.
Additional Contract Instructor Positions for Winter 2026
Deadline to apply for these positions is July 2, 2025
SYSC 3101 [0.5 credit] Programming Languages
Principles underlying different kinds of programming languages (procedural, functional, logic programming) and their semantics. Overview of machinery needed for language support (compilers, interpreters and run-time systems).
| Designated Modality | IN-PERSON |
| Anticipated TA Support* | YES |
| Anticipated Enrollment | 200 |
*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrolment and may change based on actual enrolment in a course.
SYSC 3303 A [0.5 credit] Real-Time Concurrent Systems
Principles and practice of a systems engineering approach to the development of software for real-time, concurrent, distributed systems. Designing to achieve concurrency, performance, and robustness, using visual notations. Converting designs into programs. Introduction to hard real-time systems. Team project.
| Designated Modality | IN-PERSON |
| Anticipated TA Support* | YES |
| Anticipated Enrollment | 250 |
*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrolment and may change based on actual enrolment in a course.
SYSC 4202 [0.5 credit] Clinical Engineering
Overview of the Canadian health care system; brief examples of other countries; clinical engineering and the management of technologies in industrialized and in developing countries; safety, reliability, quality assurance; introduction to biomedical sensor technologies; applications of telemedicine; impact of technology on health care.
| Designated Modality | IN-PERSON |
| Anticipated TA Support* | YES |
| Anticipated Enrollment | 70 |
*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrolment and may change based on actual enrolment in a course.
SYSC 4700 [0.5 credit] Topics in Communications Networks
Contemporary and emerging topics in communications networks and technologies. Communications as a national and international infrastructure. Systems view of network architecture and management: transmission, access, interference, routing, softwarization, virtualization, security. Regulations and standards. Examples include cellular 5G/6G, Wi-Fi, terrestrial, optical, aerial, and satellite networks.
| Designated Modality | IN-PERSON |
| Anticipated TA Support* | YES |
| Anticipated Enrollment | 70 |
*Please note that anticipated TA support is based on anticipated enrolment and may change based on actual enrolment in a course.
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Qualifications and application rules
Required Academic Qualifications and Skills: Depending on the course, candidates should hold a Masters or Ph.D. in the area of Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or the equivalent.
Required Professional Qualifications and Skills: Candidates may be required to be a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.). Please contact the department for details.
Teaching Competence: Candidates are required to have experience teaching. Candidates are also asked to provide a brief explanation of how their educational qualifications and professional experience position them for success as a teacher for the course(s), as qualification/experience relates to the course description(s) (see course descriptions here).
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Disclaimer: All contract instructor positions are subject to budgetary approval. Advertisement is not a guarantee that a particular course will be offered.
Please submit a CV, a one-page cover letter and a copy of the CI application form found here.
Address:
Department of Systems and Computer Engineering Carleton University
1125 Colonel by Drive, 4456 Mackenzie Building
Ottawa, ON. K1S 5B6
If you are emailing your CV, cover letter and CI application, please submit only one (bundled) file with the following file name convention: John-Smith CI-Application.
Please indicate in your application (cover letter) your teaching experience and expertise as it relates to the course(s) that you are applying for, unless you have incumbency for the course(s).
The modality of the courses is determined by the University. The courses listed are in-person. In the event, public health authorities impose public health restrictions, part or all of the courses may need to be delivered online as required by the University and as directed by public health authorities.
A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3-16.4 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 and the CUPE 4600-2 website.