Department of History - Contract Lecturer Positions for Spring/Summer 2024
Date Posted: November 30, 2023
Application Deadline: December 13, 2023
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities/Department of History
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for Contract Lecturers in the Department of History. Applications are requested to teach:
History 1100 SDE - The Making of the Modern World (Spring)
(on-line – asynchronous)
How did we get here from there? This introductory course explores how historians attempt to explain developments in the modern world during the last six or seven centuries. The precise focus will depend upon the instructor.
Start Date/Duration: May 1 to June 12, 2024
History 2130 SDE - Modern Europe II, 1914-1990 (Spring)
(on-line – asynchronous)
A survey of modern European history from the First World War to the German reunification. It is organized chronologically and thematically and concentrates on major developments in politics (national and international), ideology, society and culture. The study of key events or phenomena will provide a clear understanding of the main historical forces at work. The lectures will be supported by the study of selected historical and historiographical documents.
Start Date/Duration: May 1 to June 12, 2024
History 2350 SDE – Modern Canada (Spring)
(on-line – asynchronous)
A broad survey of Canadian history after 1850 exploring social, political, military, economic, and cultural perspectives. Issues examined can include political struggles and development, aboriginal claims and conflicts, immigration, social reform, regionalism, gender, modernization, and multiculturalism. The course content will address such topics as Canada’s involvement in overseas conflicts, the Great Depression, constitutional adjustments, and Canada’s changing place in the world.
Start Date/Duration: May 1 to June 12, 2024
History 3311 ADE - The American Impact on Canada (Summer)
(on-line – asynchronous)
An investigation in an historical context of the relationship between Canada and the United States, emphasizing the economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic aspects of this relationship.
Start Date/Duration: July 2 to August 15, 2024
History 3336 ADE - Women and Gender in Recent Canadian History, 1800s to Present (Summer)
(on-line – asynchronous)
Offers a survey of the diverse experiences of women in Canada from the 1800s to the present. Emphasizes the ways in which race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality shaped the lives of women in Canada. Consideration is given to visual images as a means of creating social constructions of gendered identity.
Start Date/Duration: July 2 to August 15, 2024
Qualifications Preferred: History PhD with teaching experience at the post-secondary level. Candidates lacking the specific degree qualification but who possess an appropriate combination of experience and other academic qualifications are also encouraged to apply. Experience with experiential learning and on-line or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired.
Only complete applications received by the closing date will be considered.
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. Michael Stevenson, Chair of the Department of History. Detailed information on the Department of History and our programs is available at: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/departments/history .
Review of applications will begin on December 14, and will continue until the positions are 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 History
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Attn: Dr. Michael Stevenson, Chair
E-mail: Hist.Phil@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.ca to make appropriate arrangements.
These positions are subject to budgetary approval that the minimum enrollment of 15 students per course is met.