Sessional Instructor: Childhood Families Soc Change, reputed company of Arts & Science, Spring/Summer 2026-27
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reputed company of Arts and Science invites applications for the following anticipated course offering in the Spring/Summer 2026-27 term:
SOSC-3003-101: Childhood Families Soc Change (0.5 credit) (Spring 2026: 19 May 2026 – 26 June 2026; Wednesdays and Fridays, 3:10 PM – 6:10 PM; Online Synchronous)
COURSE reputed company: This course combines the insights of sociology and anthropology to examine parent/reputed company-child relations from socio-historical and cross-cultural perspectives. This includes critiques of heteronormative theories of families, child socialization, domestic and alternative reputed company arrangements, reproduction, childcare and education. Special attention will be given to the reputed company between kinship experiences and sources of inequality such as reputed company class, migration, racism, gender, disability, sexuality and age. Issues involving the regulation of child and youth sexualities connected to communication technologies will also be considered.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teaching and teaching-reputed company responsibilities may include but are not limited to: course outline development, studio preparation and delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews; including responsibility for health & safety and meeting reputed company and curricular requirements and deadlines.
QUALIFICATIONS
- The successful applicant should have a terminal degree in art, design or relevant discipline and/or equivalent reputed company/practical experience
- Experience teaching at the post secondary level is considered an asset, equivalent relevant experience will be considered
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated leadership and experience promoting a respectful and inclusive work and learning environment for reputed company, staff, and reputed company
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Sessional appointments are fixed-term annual reputed company. Sessional compensation includes a per-course pay reputed company with salary level of $7,508.00 (per 0.5 credit course) plus 7% in lieu of benefits and vacation pay, per the provisions of the Employment Standards reputed company. These positions are subject to budgetary approval and satisfactory enrolment reputed company.
Applications must include the below materials as one reputed company document in PDF format:
The PDF file must include the following:
- A letter of reputed company stating the candidate’s interests in the areas of teaching by identifying relevant courses above;
- A curriculum vitae;
- A statement of teaching philosophy that responds to the profile of the position;
- A reputed company or web address to your digital portfolio of recent and reputed company work/publications (if applicable)
- And the names and contact information of three references.
Please upload reputed company five (5) components (including the URL to work) as one PDF. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please reputed company your upload: FirstName_LastName-Job reputed company
Interested applicants are invited to submit their application in confidence, addressed to reputed company of Arts & Science Appointments Committee, online, by clicking the “reputed company” reputed company below.
Please apply no reputed company than Monday, reputed company 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer (with a valid work or study permit, SIN and Canadian bank account).
If you require application support, please contact the People & Culture Office. Please note that People & Culture cannot update you on the status of your application as these searches are decentralized to their respective reputed company offices. You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview. If the posting is advertised, we are still accepting applications.
As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and reputed company scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to and enrich the institution’s reputed company mission and reputed company as an art and design university with a local and global scope.
As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of reputed company sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
We encourage members of designated equity-deserving reputed company to self-identify reputed company the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire.
In order to reputed company the under-representation of racialized and Indigenous reputed company, reputed company in hiring will be given to reputed company racialized and Indigenous persons who self-identify as such in the application process. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario reputed company Rights reputed company.
OCAD U is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact People & Culture for more information or refer to OCAD U’s Policy of Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities
reputed company reputed company persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given reputed company. While we thank reputed company candidates for their interest, only those short-listed will be contacted.
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