Application Deadline: June 8, 2026
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for a Contract Lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences. Applications are requested to teach:
FALL 2026
Gerontology 1110 FDE: Aging, Health, and Well-Being – 0.5 FCE
Students will be introduced to interdisciplinary theories and concepts related to aging, gerontology, health, and wellbeing; an overview of population aging, the aging process (physiological, psychological, behavioural, social), and the ways in which culture, society, politics, and systems impact perceptions and experiences of aging, health, and wellbeing.
Start Date/Duration: September 8, 2026 – December 24, 2026
Fridays, 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Zoom)
Health Sciences 5013 FDF: Social and Ecological Determinants of Health – 0.5 FCE
An intensive and critical introduction to the range of social and ecological determinants of health. Students will have a better understanding of how these factors alone and in interaction with one another affect individual, community, and population health.
Start Date/Duration: September 8, 2026 – December 24, 2026
Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Zoom)
WINTER 2027
Gerontology 1130 WDE: Aging in Canada - 0.5 FCE
As Canada is an aging society, there is a growing interest in the phenomenon of aging from a variety of perspectives. Issues relevant to older people and the society at large are examined, such as: implications of population aging; myths and realities of aging in Canada; attitudes and ageism; aging and ethnicity; elder abuse; work, retirement and economic security; living arrangements; leisure and recreation; health care system and policy making; and successful aging in Canada.
Start Date/Duration: January 4, 2027 – April 22, 2027
Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Zoom)
Health Sciences 5213 WDF: Environmental & Occupational Health - 0.5 FCE
Students are provided with a general introduction to the environmental and occupational aspects of Public Health. Sample topics to be covered may include toxicology, risk assessment, and human influences on Public Health through development, pollution, and climate change. Aspects particularly relevant to the northern context will be emphasized.
Start Date/Duration: January 4, 2027 – April 22, 2027
Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Zoom)
Health Sciences 5213 WDG: Environmental & Occupational Health - 0.5 FCE
Students are provided with a general introduction to the environmental and occupational aspects of Public Health. Sample topics to be covered may include toxicology, risk assessment, and human influences on Public Health through development, pollution, and climate change. Aspects particularly relevant to the northern context will be emphasized.
Start Date/Duration: January 4, 2027 – April 22, 2027
Mondays, 7 – 10 pm (Zoom)
Please note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Instructors should refer to the online timetable prior to the start of classes.
Qualifications Preferred: Master’s Degree in a health-related discipline; preference will be given to doctoral-prepared candidates. Teaching experience at the post-secondary level and online delivery are required. Experience with experiential learning is highly desired.
Compensation
In accordance with Collective Agreement provisions, Contract Lecturers shall be remunerated at one of the three following levels:
Level 1: $8,355
Level 2: $8,590
Level 3: $9,059
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. Our campuses are located in Thunder Bay on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850 and in Orillia on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, and Rama First Nation. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses and is committed to a relationship with Métis and Inuit and First Nations peoples. Lakehead has approximately 10,000 students and 2,160 faculty and staff. With an emphasis on collaborative learning and independent critical thinking and a multidisciplinary teaching approach, Lakehead offers a variety of degree and diploma programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels through its nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Science and Environmental Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, Graduate Studies, and Faculty of Law. For further information, please visit: www.lakeheadu.ca.
For further information, please contact Dr. Elaine Wiersma. Detailed information on the Department of Health Sciences and our programs is available at: For further information, please contact Dr. Elaine Wiersma. Detailed information on the Department of Health Sciences and our programs is available at: www.healthsciences.lakeheadu.ca.
Review of applications will begin on June 9, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. The electronic application (in the form of one PDF document) should include: a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests and/or evidence of teaching effectiveness. A completed Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in Canada.pdf form must accompany your package. We encourage applicants with the Right of First Refusal (as outlined in article 19.03.02 of the LUFA/LU Collective Agreement) to indicate their status in their application.
Applicants should submit their electronic application to:
Department of Health Sciences
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Attn: Dr. Elaine Wiersma, Chair
E-mail: ewiersma@lakeheadu.ca
Lakehead University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including women, racialized persons, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and other equity-seeking groups. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. This is in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements.
Lakehead University has an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2019-2024 with a goal to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as measured by increasing representation of under-represented groups among applicants, candidates and hires. We encourage candidates to self-identify, if you are from an under-represented group, and prefer candidates with the knowledge, competencies and relationships derived from lived experience. Experience working with Indigenous or racialized communities, and/or members of other equity-deserving groups is a strong asset. A lived experience or worked experience of any of these issues is preferred.
We appreciate your interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified. Lakehead University is committed to supporting an accessible environment. Applicants requiring accommodation during the interview process should contact the Office of Human Resources at (807) 343.8010 ext. 8334 or human.resources@lakeheadu.cato make appropriate arrangements.
This position is subject to budgetary approval.