Contract Academic Position Details

Review the collective agreement 

NOTE: Course offerings are subject to budgetary approval


Posting Reference: SOCI 2008 SJ01A


Course Information

Course Prefix: SOCI Course Number: 2008
Course Section: SJ01A Course Name: Understanding Indigenous Experience
Term: Summer Campus:Saint John
Faculty: Arts, Faculty of Department: Social Sciences, Department of
Position Start Date: 2025-05-05 Position End Date: 2025-06-30
Posting Date: 2025-01-09 Application Deadline: 2025-01-22
Applications to be submitted via: email email socsci@unb.ca
Requested By: Dr. June Madeley, Chair


Class Details

Days: Tuesdays/Thursdays Time: 1:00-3:20pm
Number of Positions Available: 1 Total Credit Hours: 3
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face Location: On Campus
Stipend Amount: 7,193.00


Curriculum Context

General Arts lower-level Elective



Course Description

This course provides students with a sociological perspective on Indigenous Peoples' relationship with the colonization/decolonization process in Canada. Topics may include racism/antiracism, indigenous and treaty rights, indigenous-settler alliances, constitutional issues, the findings and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, etc. Through lectures and discussions, students will gain a better understanding of how indigenous-settler relations have shaped the structure of Canadian and Indigenous societies.



Qualifications

Minimum of a Master's Degree in a Social Science or related field



Additional Notes

This course is subject to minimum enrolment, final budgetary approval, and instruction hour changes to meet minimum contact hours.

All applicants must submit a CV and letter of application expressing interest and letter of reference if possible.

Applications must be submitted by email as specified.

Applications can access the Collective Agreement at the following link: https://www.unb.ca/hr/labourrelations/index.html



Disposition

none

Is the instructor a Graduate Student Teaching Apprentice

none

Successful Applicant(s)


Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada