SESSIONAL LECTURER JOB POSTING

(This job is posted in accordance with Collective Agreement 3902, Unit 3)

Department: Adult Education and Counselling Psychology

Posted on: July 11, 2007

Closing Date: August 9, 2007

Session: Fall 2007 September to December

Salary: Minimum Stipend $6,275

Course Number & Title: CIE1001H Introduction to Comparative, International and Development Education**

Estimated Enrolment: 24 maximum

TA support: None

Class Schedule: Mondays 1:00-4:00pm

Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have:

1. Doctorate degree in Comparative Education or related field.
2. At least 10 years of teaching experience within the field of comparative education at the graduate level.

Duties: Instructors are required to:

1. teach minimum of 36 hour course (12 three-hour sessions)
2. update current syllabus and materials for the class
3. assess and evaluate students’ work and provide a final course grade according to OISE/UT grading practices
4. be available for informal meetings/communications with students as necessary

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course serves as the basic core course for the OISE/UT graduate studies concentration in comparative, international and development education. It focuses upon the various theoretical conceptions of the socio-economic development process and the role of formal and non-formal education programs within that process. The basic purpose of the course is to introduce students to the comparative literature regarding education in advanced and developing nations, to evaluate the various ways in which comparative data may be used, and to examine the relative utility of various theoretical perspectives for understanding formal and non-formal education policy problems common to many societies.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR A POOL MEMBER:

To be considered for this position, a one-page covering letter outlining what the applicant brings to the position and an updated Curriculum Vitae must be submitted to kmundy@oise.utoronto.ca, or by fax to 416-926-4749, or by regular mail to Dr. Karen Mundy, Director of the Comparative, International and Development Education Collaborative Degree Program, OISE/UT, 252 Bloor Street West, 7th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1V6. Applications will not be accepted after the closing date. Names of referees may also be included but are not required. Applicants are asked to submit copies of any course evaluations from the past three years. An application will be treated as consent for us to review any evaluation materials we may have on file for the applicant.