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LABOUR STUDIES SESSIONAL FACULTY

Job ID63684-2643
CompanyMcMaster University
LocationHamilton
ProvinceON
Date Posted2024-07-09
Job TypeFull-time
Job CategoryEducation
Description

The School of Labour Studies invites applications for the following teaching position in fall 2024:

Course Number& Name - Labour Studies 2M03 - Pop Culture, Social Media & Work

Number of Sections Available: 1

Number of Units Per Section: 3

Term: September 3 – December 5, 2024

Location - Central Campus, in person, Room PC 155

Start time & duration: 3 hours,  7pm-10pm Evening

Projected TA support: 2-3 pending enrollment

Projected Enrolment: 110 (capped at 110)

Wage Rate: $8,056.37  (per 3 unit course)

 

Course Description:

This course focuses on mass media representation of workers and work in film, television and other art forms.  It also focuses on the new roles of social media in the workplace, including building relations of cooperation and solidarity across cultural and geographic divides, constructing class and citizenship identities and providing new forms of management control.  The course will analyze the implications of contemporary mass and social media for the future of work.

 

Required Qualifications:

A PhD or ABD is preferred, although applicants with MAs and teaching experience (either in post-secondary institutions or in the labour movement) will be considered.  Applicants should have an interdisciplinary approach to labour issues.

 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.  However, those legally able to work in Canada and at McMaster University will be given priority.  McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff.  Accordingly, the University especially encourages applications from women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities, and persons with disabilities

 

*Supplemented Fees- 15.02(a) The employee may be eligible to receive supplemented fees in accordance with Schedule C of the Collective Agreement.  The actual rate of pay when in excess of the base rate of pay is deemed to include any supplemented fees owing, to the extent of the excess amount.  If the actual rate of pay is less than the sum of the base rate of pay and the supplemented fees owing, then the employee shall receive the difference. 

 

 

Application Procedure:   Submit  all documentation online via the Mosaic portal

  1. A cover letter stating your intent to apply for the position (including your address, phone number, and email address) and emphasizing your experience with the material to be taught.
  2. A CV listing your academic qualifications and relevant employment experience (include details of teaching experience).
  3. Information necessary to determine your current and aggregate seniority (as defined by Article 20 of the Unit 2 Collective Agreement). Questions may be directed to CUPE 3906 (905-525-9140 Ext. 24003).

 

If you require this information in an alternate/accessible format, please contact  Employee/Labour Relations Administrator at extension 23850.

 



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