Course Lecturer EAST 212-001 Winter 2025

McGill University


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Department of East Asian Studies

EAST 212-001 – Introduction: East Asian Culture: Japan (3 credits)

Teaching Schedule: Wednesday, Friday: 1:05 pm – 2:25 pm

Salary: $9625

Course details: An introduction to Japan which presents various aspects of Japanese literature, culture, history, religions, philosophy and society.

Teaching Qualification Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree, or equivalent, in Asian Studies.

Experience: Applicants should have substantial experience teaching as an instructor at the university level.

Position Summary:

A Course assignment includes all or part of the following teaching activities:

a) preparation of the Course and Course plan; 

b) delivery of the Course; 

c) evaluation of students; 

d) submitting to the University a report on student attendance and student grades; 

e) supervision of Teaching Assistants or any other teaching support staff; 

f) upon request, review of their students’ grades; 

g) meeting with students, being available to answer questions and give advice concerning Course content and requirements; 

Employees shall perform their duties in compliance with the Pedagogical Regulation and as specified in the administrative directives of the Hiring Unit. An Employee shall use appropriate pedagogical methods and material.

Application deadline: October 15th, 2024

Required Application Documents: 

Applicants must submit the following documents: 1. an updated CV, 2. a letter of introduction stating their teaching philosophy and how they would approach the teaching of a particular course, and 3. a syllabus for the course which must follow the template provided by the McGill course outline guidelines (https://www.mcgill.ca/tls/instructors/course-design/outline). References and previous course evaluations upon request. 

McGill University is an English-language University where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

Hiring Unit:

East Asian Studies

Course Title:

Introduction: East Asian Culture: Japan

Subject Code:

EAST 212 001

Location:

RPHYS 112

Schedule:

Wednesday, Friday: 1:05 pm – 2:25 pm

Deadline to Apply:

2024-10-15

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