MWC Course Lecturer S24 YCCM 208

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The McGill Writing Centre is inviting applications for a Course Lecturer to teach the course YCCM 208 in Spring/summer 2024. Our courses focus on teaching English writing and oral communication skills. Course details and Teaching Qualification Requirements (TQRs) can be found below.

Posting period: April 8-9, 2024

ALL applications must be submitted within Workday.

Please also upload:
1) Your updated CV [REQUIRED]
2) Brief cover letter (if you are applying to teach a course you have not taught before or for which you have not previously received Teaching Qualification Requirement recognition) [IF APPLICABLE]
3) Copy of your valid work permit (IF APPLICABLE)

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.

Course details:

YCCM 208 (CRN TBD – 4.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)) – Professional Writing in Business

• Salary: $ 6495.00
• No of lectures: 10
• No of hours: 30
• Schedule/location:   
  • Classes start: 2024-04-16; classes end: 2024-05-16
  • Tuesday, 18:05 – 20:55
  • McGill downtown campus location TBD

Teaching Qualification Requirements for YCCM 208 – Professional Writing in Business

Education:
•Graduate Degree (PhD preferred) in Rhetoric, Composition, Business and Professional Communication, or a closely related field.
•Evidence of having received training in the teaching of written and oral communication for professional purposes.

Experience:
•Experience teaching written and oral communication at the post-secondary level or in a corporate context.
•Professional experience drafting various documents for professional purposes and contexts.

Other Information:

Applicants must:
1. demonstrate an ability to design structured course materials, including learning activities, based on the course description and target audience;
2. demonstrate an ability to foster learning by establishing a positive classroom dynamic, involving learners in various activities, and managing student participation and group interactions effectively;
3. demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly and effectively in the language of the course, both orally and in writing;
4. provide evidence of an ability to use a variety of technologies to support student learning;
5. provide evidence of how they keep abreast of advances in the field of expertise relevant to the course in question;
6. demonstrate the ability to carry out the duties and obligations of a course lecturer in a respectful and timely manner;
7. demonstrate the ability to work with the Faculty of Arts and University administration to address class management issues in a constructive and timely manner.

Hiring Unit:

McGill Writing Centre

Course Title:

Professional Writing in Business

Subject Code:

YCCM 208 TBD

Location:

TBD

Schedule:

Tuesday and Wednesday, 18:05-20:55

Deadline to Apply:

2024-04-09

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, [email protected] .