Application Deadline: June 22, 2026
Health and Behavioural Sciences/Psychology/Lakehead University
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for a Contract Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Applications are requested to teach:
THUNDER BAY CAMPUS, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
PSYC 2011-FA Child Development
Examination of child development from conception through adolescence with a focus on theory and research on biological, social, personality, and cognitive development.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
PSYC 3112-FA Statistics for Psychology 2
Advanced statistics builds upon the basic fund of statistical knowledge and numeracy skills. Focuses on testing hypotheses in Psychology by combining the explanatory power of multiple variables.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
PSYC 4111-FA History of Psychology
For the aspiring researcher in Psychology, newer and specialized statistical procedures will be the focus. Prepares students to plan, analyze, and interpret the results of their honours thesis.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
PSYC 5011-FA Forensic Psychology
An in-depth orientation to the field of forensic psychology. Including ethics and clinical practice specific to forensic work, police investigations, false confessions, eye witness testimony, assessing criminal culpability, child custody/ parenting capacity assessments, use of forensic assessment instruments, risk assessments, writing forensic reports, and providing expert testimony in court. The role of psychological services within the correctional system, the ways in which individual and situational factors relate to criminal behaviour, and the role of psychological interventions in reducing recidivism will also be covered. Evidence-based clinical techniques will form the foundation of evaluations, report writing, and expert testimony. Emphasis will be given to the contribution that psychology can make to the legal decision-making process and the correctional system.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
PSYC 5151 Multivariate Statistics for Behavioural Research
This course will focus on various advanced statistical techniques that can be used in psychological research. Topics will include multiple regression, factor analysis, cluster analysis, structural modeling, discriminant function analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, meta-analysis, canonical correlation, sequential analyses, and loglinear modeling.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
PSYC 6011-FA Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Examination of theoretical perspectives, empirical foundations, and treatment strategies of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Students will learn about theoretical foundations, various modes of treatment, and core skills. Students will demonstrate their knowledge and acquired skills through course-based session planning and discussion, skill demonstration, and reflection. Students may have an opportunity to apply their skills through community-based practica (e.g., co-facilitating a DBT skills training group).
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
ORILLIA CAMPUS, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION
PSYC 3013-FAO Behavioral Neuroscience
Builds upon foundational knowledge of neuroscience by providing an overview of key behavioral neuroscience topics including behavioral endocrinology/sexual development, sensory neuroscience, psychomotoric systems, sleep physiology, physiology of learning and memory, and biology of mood disorders.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
PSYC 3811-FAO Sleep
This course provides a broad overview of the multidisciplinary field of sleep psychology, introducing fundamental concepts linking sleep to biological health, cognitive function, and behaviour. In this course, students will survey the "normative science" of sleep, including its history, research methods, and neurobiology, and explore how sleep patterns evolve across the lifespan from infancy to aging. Finally, the course provides a general introduction to clinical perspectives, covering major sleep-wake disorders and the relationship between sleep pathology and mental health.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
ONLINE, SYNCHRONOUS ZOOM INSTRUCTION
PSYC 3017-FDE Foundations of Mental Health
Critically examines concepts related to the understanding of mental health (including mental wellness and mental illness). Focuses on a multidimensional understanding of mental health and examines the factors which influence our conceptualizations: historical, biological, psychological, interpersonal, cultural, and political. Provides a foundation for understanding mental health and mental illness.
Starts: 2026-09-08 Ends: 2026-12-24
PSYC 1111-WDE Foundations of Psychology: Biological & Cognitive
Introduces the core principles of psychology, emphasizing the research-based methods essential to the discipline. The biological approach to behavior, sensation and perception, consciousness, learning, memory, and language. Students will gain an understanding of how these processes shape human experience and behavior, establishing a basis for further study in psychology’s core areas and sub-specialties.
Starts: 2027-01-04 Ends: 2027-04-22
PSYC 3115-WDE Drugs and Behaviour
Builds on the principles of psychopharmacology and examines the psychopharmacology of specific psychoactive drugs and drug classes (e.g., opioids, cannabis, cocaine, antidepressants). Drugs will be examined in terms of their pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, effects on the body and behaviour, tolerance and dependence, and therapeutic applications. Research on drug effects in both humans and animal models is critically examined and discussed.
Starts: 2027-01-04 Ends: 2027-04-22
PSYC 3331-WDE Industrial & Organizational Psychology
A survey of the application of Psychology in business and industry emphasizing research methodology and the results of relevant research.
Starts: 2027-01-04 Ends: 2027-04-22
PSYC 4013-WDE Addictions
In-depth exploration of theory and research on addiction.
Starts: 2027-01-04 Ends: 2027-04-22
PSYC 4033-WDE Advanced Seminar in Psychotherapy
An advanced, critical analysis of contemporary psychotherapeutic modalities and their underlying theoretical and empirical bases, process of change, and empirical evidence on their efficacy. Their limitations will also be discussed. Suited to students interested in graduate studies in clinical or counselling psychology. Selection of specific topics may vary from year to year.
Starts: 2027-01-04 Ends: 2027-04-22
PSYC 4611-WDE History of Psychology
The historical and theoretical foundations of psychology from its philosophical and scientific antecedents to the early studies of the nervous system will be reviewed. Main currents in psychological thought such as the emergence of experimental psychology and the development of clinical psychology will be emphasized.
Starts: 2027-01-04 Ends: 2027-04-22
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: Ph.D Psychology
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. Rupert Klein. Detailed information on the Psychology Department Lakehead University and our programs is available at: Psychology | Lakehead University
Review of applications will begin on June 23, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled. Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired.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 Psychology
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Attn: Dr. Rupert Klein, Chair
E-mail: rgklein@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.