Instructor WGST 1F90 Fall/Winter D1

Brock University•St. Catharines, ON

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Brock University is seeking an Instructor for WGST 1F90 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies for the Fall/Winter term. This position is within the CUPE4207-1 Employee Group. The compensation for the role is effective September 1, 2026, with a rate of $7,887.59 per half course (195 hours nominally) and $15,775.20 per full course (390 hours nominally). Instructors teaching a 2-hour/week lecture, or equivalent, are responsible for the first hour of seminar/lab in each course. The course may be delivered virtually online and/or face-to-face, and the instructor must be able to deliver material in either format. Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace, fostering diversity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. They are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and accommodate the needs of applicants throughout the recruitment process. Brock University does not use AI Technology at any stage of the recruitment process.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Women’s Studies or related area with demonstrated university training in Women’s Studies and/or Feminist Theory/Methods and/or Feminist Issues (i.e. course work, dissertation topic)
Demonstrable, substantive interdisciplinary training
Demonstrated successful university teaching experience (i.e. course instructor, teaching assistant) in Women’s Studies and/or Feminist Theory/Methods and/or Feminist Issues, demonstrated via course evaluations, letters of reference and/or other components of a teaching dossier
Demonstrated research in Women’s Studies and/or Feminist Theory/Methods and/or Feminist Issues (i.e. thesis research, publications, conference presentations, community-based projects/action relevant to the study of women’s lives from sociocultural, political, institutional, theoretical, historical, philosophical and/or literary perspectives)

Responsibilities

Scheduled contact time with students
Non-classroom time including preparation of lectures, student consultation, marking and grading, and course administration
Handling grade appeals and cases of academic dishonesty