GGR 321 H1S: Aboriginal People and Environmental Issues in

 JOB POSTING – February 13, 2015
Sole Responsibility Instructor (1 Course Instructor)
Position for Summer 2015 (July to August 2015)
GGR 321 H1S: Aboriginal People and
Environmental Issues in Canada
Course Description: Indigenous views of environment, resource management and governance from pre-European contact times through to the
present will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on the emerging role of Indigenous peoples in environmental and resource management in Canada.
Topics to be covered include: history of Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal relations, Aboriginal and treaty rights, Aboriginal world view and philosophy, traditional
knowledge, Aboriginal environmental ethics and principles and current environmental issues confronting Indigenous peoples in Canada.
Estimate of the course enrolment:
70
Estimate of TA Support:
60 hours (Final TA hours will be based on enrolment figures)
Class Schedule:
Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Sessional dates of appointment:
July 1st – August 31st, 2015
Salary:
Course Instructor (Half Course): = $7,114.65 (including vacation pay)
Qualifications: Requirements: A PhD or a PhD in progress in Geography or Planning; and a suitable background knowledge or related relevant
background. Completion of a professional development course on teaching preferred. Knowledge of historical and contemporary Aboriginal (First
Nations, Metris and Inuit) environmental and resource management challenges is required. Knowledge of the emerging roles of Aboriginal
Peoples in environmental governance in Canada through self-government, land claims, and exercise of Aboriginal and treaty rights. Knowledge and
experience with Aboriginal worldviews, knowledge systems/science, philosophies, traditions, values is an asset.
Brief description of duties: Instructors will lecture on themes of the course; and prepare course outline, syllabi and lectures; develop and administer
grading, course assignments, tests and exams; mark and invigilate exams; hold regular office hours; and supervise teaching assistants.
To apply, please submit a covering letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if had previous teaching assignments),
and names for two possible references to:
Professor Virginia Maclaren, Chair
Department of Geography and Program in Planning
Faculty of Arts and Science – University of Toronto
100 St. George Street, Room 5047
Toronto, ON M5S 3G3
Email: jobs@geog.utoronto.ca
Shortlisted applicants may be asked to submit a proposed outline for this course.
Applications must be submitted by Tuesday March 17, 2015
This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. The Department’s hiring policy is available in the Department Office, and at the CUPE Local
3902 Office. The position posted above is tentative pending final course determinations and enrolments. In accordance with the Employment Equity Policy, the University of Toronto
encourages applications from qualified women and men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. Note: Although a graduate student’s preference
as to the campus location of his/her TA appointment will be taken into account, both the initial TA appointment (or CI appointment) and the subsequent appointment obligation related to
that appointment may be met through position(s) on any one of the three University of Toronto campuses (UTM, UTSC or St. George) in courses in the same discipline as the initial
appointment. TAs will only be assigned to courses in fields in which they are or should be qualified to assist.