SAFE613 VA1: Emergency Management Planning W27

Wilfrid Laurier University • Unorganized Rainy River, ON

19h • Remote

About The Position

This course provides a comprehensive, all-hazards, and multidisciplinary approach to contemporary emergency management. Students consider emergency planning; management history and evolution; theoretical concepts; and technologies. Students deconstruct components of an effective and integrated emergency management program, including assessing risk; developing strategies; planning concepts, techniques and methods; coordinating multi-agency response; and managing crises. Case studies engage students in critical analysis through an all-hazards lens, deliberating multi-agency public safety roles and responsibilities in the four-stage response to disaster (preparedness, emergency planning, mitigation response, and recovery), and considering the concept of resiliency.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree
• Public Administration, Public Safety, Emergency Management qualifications.
• Significant work experience and/or research in a field related to course content, specifically in emergency management in the context of public safety.
• Experience teaching online courses.
• CV (Maximum of 10 pages, with 12-point font and 2.54 cm margins).
• Candidate Application Form (CAF)
• Names and Contact Information for Referees (for external applicants)
• Evidence of Good Teaching (for external applicants)
• Proof of academic credentials for highest degree.

Nice To Haves

• Doctorate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach online courses in emergency management.
• Assess student risk and develop strategies.
• Coordinate multi-agency response.
• Manage crises.
• Engage students in critical analysis through case studies.
• Deliberate multi-agency public safety roles and responsibilities.
• Consider the concept of resiliency.

Benefits

• Supplementary Remuneration for marking and grading allowance
• Coordination of large classes or multi-section courses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level