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Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Supplemental Course Lecturer Posting – Winter 2023
Course: GERM 367 Topics in German Thought 001 (3 credits)
Topic: Karl Marx
Teaching Schedule: Tuesday and Thursdays, 01:05-02:25PM
Start Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
End Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Salary for period March 7 to April 13, 2023 is $4,125.
Course details:
A variety of issues significant to the development of German cultural and intellectual life. Topic: Karl Marx - Origin and Fate of Marxism, the lives of Marx and Engels.
This course is taught in English.
Position Summary:
A Course Lecturer 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.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Ph.D. in German or registered in the German Studies graduate program at McGill. Native or near-native fluency in English. Knowledge of German is an asset.
Experience
A minimum of two semesters as instructor of a course at a similar level or to be a PhD student in German Studies in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at McGill University.
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.
L’Université McGill est une institution de langue anglaise dan laquelle la majorités des activités d’enseignement et de recherche s’effectuent en langue anglaise, rendant essentielle l’utilisation de l’anglais pour la communication orale et écrite.
Required application documents:
Applicants must submit the following documents: an updated CV, a letter of introduction stating their teaching philosophy and how they would approach the teaching of a particular course. A course syllabus is already created and available at www.mcgill.ca/langlitcultures/w-2023-course-syllabi . The syllabus, including the marking scheme, *may* be modified; however, the course continuity should be maintained, as much as possible.
References and previous course evaluations upon request.
Hiring Unit:
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Course Title:
Topics in German Thought - Karl Marx
Subject Code:
GERM 367 001
Location:
680 Sherbrooke, Room 395
Schedule:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 01:05-02:25 PM
Deadline to Apply:
2023-03-02
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