Winter 2025 Course Lectureship Opportunities
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Posting period: October 1 - 15, 2024
Deadline to Apply: October 15, 2024
Salary: $9625/ course (including vacation pay)
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The Department of Sociology is inviting applications to teach courses in winter 2025. Please complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter. The cover letter should contain the following information:
- Area examinations completed along with date of completion
- Previous TA or course lecturer experience for the course(s) for which you are applying
Applications will be ranked according to the collective agreement between Â鶹Çø and the MCLIU. Preference will be given to the qualified applicant with the most priority points. Â鶹Çø is committed to equity in employment and diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. For any questions, please contact jobsearch.sociology [at] mcgill.ca
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SOCI 225 – Medicine and Health in Modern Society.
Socio-medical problems and ways in which sociological analysis and research are being used to understand and deal with them. Canadian and Québec problems include: poverty and health; mental illness; aging; death and dying; professionalism; health service organization.
January 6 – April 11, 2025: Tuesday & Thursday (11:35 – 12:55)ÌýEDUC 129
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education: Priority will be given to Ph.D. students near the completion of their degree.
Experience: Successful completion of area exam in Medical Sociology within the last five years and/or prior experience as a teaching assistant for SOCI 225
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SOCI 270 – Sociology of Gender
This course focuses on social changes in gender relations, gender inequalities and the social construction of gender. Using sociological theories of gender, different social institutions and spheres of society will be analyzed. Topics such as gender socialization, gender relations in work, family, education, and media will be covered.
January 6 – April 11, 2025: Monday & Wednesday (10:05 – 11:25)ÌýBurnside 1B45
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education: Priority will be given to Ph.D. students near the completion of their degree.
Experience: Successful completion of area exam in Sex and Gender within the last five years and/or prior experience as a teaching assistant for SOCI 270.
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SOCI 309 – Health and Illness
Health and illness as social rather than purely bio-medical phenomena. Topics include: studies of ill persons, health care occupations and organizations; poverty and health; inequalities in access to and use of health services; recent policies, ideologies, and problems in reform of health services organization.
January 6 – April 11, 2025: Wednesday & Friday (13:05 – 14:25)ÌýMDHAR G-10
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education: Priority will be given to Ph.D. students near the completion of their degree.
Experience: Successful completion of area exam in Medical Sociology within the last five years and/or prior experience as a teaching assistant for SOCI 309
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SOCI 395 – Sociology of Law
The course provides an overview of the role that law plays in modern society from a sociological perspective. The first part of the course explores major theoretical traditions within the sociology of law emphasizing relevant theoretical statements by Durkheim, Marx, and Weber and examines how these theories continue to influence our understanding of the law today. The second part draws from both theoretical and empirical work to assess the ways in which the law serves as a form of social control, produces and reproduces inequality in society, and finally considers the possibility that law can act as a vehicle for social change.
January 6 –April 11, 2025: Tuesday & Thursday (14:35 – 15:55)ÌýENGMD 279Location: ENGMD 279
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education: Priority will be given to Ph.D. students near the completion of their degree.
Experience: Successful completion of area exam in Deviance and Social Control within the last five years and/or prior experience as a teaching assistant for SOCI 395
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HOW TO APPLY:
Internal Applicants:
- Internal applicants are Â鶹Çø employees who currently hold an active contract at Â鶹Çø. · Refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for Internal Candidates) job aid for complete step-by-step instructions on how to apply as an internal candidate:Ìý
- Internal applicants are to apply within Workday by typing Find Jobs in the search field.
External Applicants:
- External applicants are applicants who do not currently hold an active contract at Â鶹Çø. This also applies to applicants who held contracts in the past, and do not currently hold an active contract.
- Refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for complete step-by-step instructions on how to apply as an external candidate: /hr/files/hr/workday_guide_for_candidates_extenal_en.pdf
- External applicants are to navigate to the Â鶹Çø External Career Site and create a Workday Candidate Home Account.
- Please create your Workday Candidate Home Account with your personal email address. Do not create your account with a Â鶹Çø email if you have one.
- Applicants must use their legal names when creating their Workday Candidate Home account