Date Posted:  November 27, 2023
Application Deadline:   December 11, 2023

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities/Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Lakehead University, Orillia Campus, invites applications for Contract Lecturers in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.  Applications are requested to teach:

CRIM 1030 ADE - Introduction to Criminalistics (Summer)
(online - asynchronous)
An introduction to the basic aspects of forensic investigation. Particular focus will be placed on types of crime scenes, the collection of different forms of crime scene evidence, the scientific analysis of physical evidence, and the role of forensic science in criminal justice proceedings.

CRIM 2010 SDE - Youth Crime and Justice (Spring)
(online - asynchronous)
An analysis of the types, prevalence, characteristics, repercussions, and changing nature of youth crime in Canada. Emphasis will be placed on the various strategies that have been and continue to be developed to remedy youth crime.

CRIM 3135 ADE – Death Investigation (Summer)
(online - asynchronous)
An exploration of the process of death investigation through corresponding scientific, legal, and social perspectives, including an investigation of the tools, techniques, and protocols associated with the performance of rigorous forensic death investigations at the scene and in autopsy. Students will study forensic pathology that emphasizes the principles of forensic death investigation. Critical
reflection is also dedicated to subjectivity in forensics investigations, including debated techniques, cases, and the influence of social milieus and identities on objectivity in science.

CRIM 3510 ADE – Issues in Indigenous Justice (Summer)
(online - asynchronous)
A discussion of the historical and contemporary relationships between Aboriginal communities and criminal justice institutions in Canada.

CRIM 4030 ADE – Comparative Criminology (Summer)
(online – asynchronous)
A comparison of numerous criminal justice systems throughout the world. Specific focus is placed on exploring how different criminal justice systems respond to common problems, issues, and events.

Start Date/Duration:       Spring Term:  May 1, 2024 – June 12, 2024 (6 weeks)
                                         Summer Term:  July 2, 2024 – August 13, 2024 (6 weeks)

Qualifications Preferred:  Criminology PhD 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.

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 oris@lakeheadu.ca Detailed information on the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and our programs is available at: Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Review of applications will begin on December 12, 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 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 Interdisciplinary Studies
Lakehead University
500 University Ave.
Orillia, ON  L3V 0B9
Attn: Dr. Jennifer Jarman, Chair
E-mail:  oris@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. 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.ca to make appropriate arrangements.

Positions are subject to budgetary approval, and that the minimum enrollment of 15 students per course is met.

Date Posted:  November 27, 2023
Application Deadline: December 11, 2023

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities/Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Lakehead University, Orillia Campus, invites applications for Contract Lecturers in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.  Applications are requested to teach:

INTD 1011 SDE – Social Justice Inquiry (Spring)
(online – asynchronous)
An introduction to interdisciplinary questions about the creation of a just society and the root causes of injustice and oppression. Students will explore how social movements develop solutions to problems as diverse as poverty, ethnic oppression, gender and sexual inequalities, discrimination against Aboriginal people in Canada, and policies framing immigration.

INTD 2010 ADE – Modern Debates (Summer)
(online – asynchronous)
Students will examine social and political concepts that underlie many modern institutions and relationships; develop an understanding of their histories and contexts; and come to appreciate their contemporary relevance through active debate, reasoned judgment, and written and oral argument. Topics may include the rule of law, democracy, humanism, rights, equality, class, colonialism, race, science, nature, and global movements of people, materials, and wealth.

INTD 2030 SDE – Numbers in Social Context (Spring)
(online – asynchronous)
A problem-based introduction to numbers in their social contexts, so that students may understand how to use and interpret the common forms of numerical information that appear in public policy and debate. Students will investigate the role that numbers play in social life, such as in the development of public and economic policy, government accountability, privacy, social welfare, and commerce.

INTD 3012 ADE – Topics in (Summer)
(online – asynchronous)
In a collaborative setting, students will apply appropriate methodologies to address complex, interdisciplinary problems in selected areas of social justice. Topics may include disability rights, poverty, cultural appropriation, and anti-oppression politics.

Start Date/Duration:  Spring Term: May 1, 2024 – June 12, 2024 (6 weeks)
                                  Summer Term: July 2, 2024 – August 13, 2024 (6 weeks)

Qualifications Preferred:  PhD (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.

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 oris@lakeheadu.ca Detailed information on the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and our programs is available at: Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Review of applications will begin on December 12, 2023, 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 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 Interdisciplinary Studies
Lakehead University
500 University Ave.
Orillia, ON  L3V 0B9
Attn: Dr. Jennifer Jarman, Chair
E-mail:  oris@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. 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.ca to make appropriate arrangements.

Positions are subject to budgetary approval, and that the minimum enrollment of 15 students per course is met.

Date Posted:  November 25, 2023
Application Deadline:  December 8, 2023

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities/Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Lakehead University, Orillia Campus, invites applications for Contract Lecturers in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.  Applications are requested to teach:

CRIM/MDST 3770 WDF – Crime, Media, Culture (Winter) (synchronous/Zoom)
A discussion of the representations of crime and law enforcement in the media and popular culture. The course explores the ways in which fictional and non-fictional representations of crime and policing shape and distort public attitudes, behaviours, and perceptions.
Start Date/Duration:   January 1 - April 30, 2024
(Days and times of course to be determined.)

Please note:  This schedule is tentative and subject to change.  Instructors should refer to the online timetable prior to the start of classes.
Location: Orillia Campus:  Note:  No travel allowance shall be payable; All courses are delivered on campus unless otherwise noted.

Qualifications Preferred:  PhD in Criminology, or closely related field, 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.

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 oris@lakeheadu.ca. Detailed information on the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and our programs is available at: Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Review of applications will begin on December 9, 2023, 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 Interdisciplinary Studies
Lakehead University
500 University Ave.
Orillia, Ontario  L3V 0B9
Attn: Dr. Jennifer Jarman, Chair
E-mail:  oris@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. 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.ca to make appropriate arrangements.

This position is subject to budgetary approval.