Department of Psychology

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for a Contract Lecturer in the Department of Psychology. Applications are requested to teach:

PSYC-1100 SDE– Introductory Psychology (1.0 FCE)

This introductory course is designed to provide an appreciation of the scope of psychology and its sub-specialities, to render an understanding of the research-based methods which are fundamental to all aspects of the discipline, to provide an awareness of the biopsychosocial bases of behaviour and to lay the groundwork for further study in psychology.

Start: 2024-05-01 End: 2024-06-12

PSYC-3511-SDE- Animal Behaviour (0.5 FCE)

An historic, methodological and substantive introduction to animal behaviour is presented from the perspectives of comparative psychology, ethology, sociobiology and ecology.

Start: 2024-05-01 End: 2024-05-22

PSYC-3811- SDE- Sleep (0.5 FCE)

This course reviews the methods and results of the scientific study of sleep. Topics include: circadian and homeostatic regulation; developmental and cultural impacts; normal and abnormal function of neural and other control mechanisms; effects of sleep loss on health and performance; healthy sleep practices; sleep medicine; theories of the functions of sleep; characteristics of dreams; theories of dreams.

Start: 2024-05-01 End: 2024-06-12

PSYC 3210-SDE-Cultural Psychology (0.5 FCE)

A review of research and theory on how psychological processes support the acquisition, spread, and development of cultural knowledge and practices, and how culture, in turn, influences human thought and behaviour. The questions of what is universal and what is variable psychologically across cultures and the role that evolution and the environment play in psychological universality and diversity will be explored. Topics will include the psychological foundations of culture, the psychological bases of enculturation, the cultural limits of psychological knowledge, cross-culturally divergent ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, psychological acculturation, and the relations between psychology, anthropology, and other social sciences.

Start: 2024-05-01 End: 2024-06-12

PSYC-2015-ADE- Social Psychology (0.5 FCE)

 Review of theories, methods, and research in the scientific study of how a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the social situation. Topics will include social cognition, social perception, attitudes, and group processes. Applications to interpersonal relationships, prejudice, and discrimination will be covered.

Start: 2024-07-02 End: 2024-08-13

PSYC-3016- ADE- Personality Psychology (0.5 FCE)

Examines topics in traditional and contemporary personality psychology. Focuses on personality assessment, motivation, biological and genetic influences, sex and gender, traits, the self-concept, and the evolutionary function of personality. Additionally, the association between personality and relationships, health outcomes, morality, and beliefs will be covered.

Start: 2024-07-02 End: 2024-08-13

PSYC 2013-ADE- Foundations of Neuroscience (0.5 FCE)

Behavioural neuroscience examines the properties of the brain, the peripheral nervous system, and the endocrine system, and examines the integration of these systems to produce our perceptions, cognitions, and controlled motor behaviours. Provides foundational knowledge of neuroscience, including the organ, cellular, and biochemical processes involved with behaviour. Topics will include an introduction to brain anatomy, cytology, neurophysiology, genetics, and neuroendocrinology.

Start: 2024-07-025 End: 2024-08-15

PSYC 2014-ADE-Foundations of Cognition 1 (0.5 FCE)

Cognitive Psychology is used throughout the entire range of human knowledge, perception, activity, speech processing, problem solving, learning, and memory. Provides students knowledge of the basic processes in, and neuroscience associated with, human cognition, including perception, learning, attention, working memory, and semantic, episodic, and procedural memory foundations of long-term memory.

Start: 2024-07-25 End: 2024-08-15

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: Qualifications Preferred: PhD in Psychology preferred with teaching experience at the post-secondary level. Candidates lacking the specific degree qualification (e.g., ABD doctoral students), but who possess an appropriate combination of experience and other academic qualifications are also encouraged to apply. Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired.

"Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired."

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 admin.psych@lakeheadu.ca Detailed information on the Department of Psychology and our programs is available at:

https://www.lakeheadu.ca/academics/departments/psychology

Review of applications will begin on March 8, 2024 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 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.