Instructor GERO 5P14 Winter D3

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Post End Date:

November 10, 2026 at 11:59 PMThis job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group)

GER0 5P14 - Community Services for Older Adults

D3 Winter 2027

Tuesdays 13:00-16:00

Compensation

Effective September 1, 2026 - $7, per half course (195 hours nominally)
Effective September 1, 2026 - $15, per full course (390 hours nominally)
Please note: Instructors who are employed in a 2-hour/week lecture, or the equivalent of a 2-hour/week lecture, are responsible for the first hour of seminar/lab in each course.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article of the Collective Agreement. These include scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time (preparation of lectures, student consultation, marking and grading and course administration, including grade appeals and cases of academic dishonesty).

Qualifications

The qualifications for this position have changed since it was last posted.

1. PhD in health, gerontology or related discipline. If there are no qualified applicants, we will consider senior doctoral candidates.

2. Prior teaching and/or research experience in the study of health and/or community services for older adults.

3. Evidence of competent and effective teaching experience at the undergraduate university level (letters of reference and course/performance evaluations).

4. Knowledge and training in the social, politicial and economic forces associated with aging.

5. Work experience within the health care system and/or a community based organizations that provide support and services to older adults would be an asset.