10 Jan
University of Toronto
Toronto
Emergency Sessional Lecturer - HIS283Y1-Y, L0101 History of Southeast Asia: How the Lands Below the Winds Reshaped the World
HIS283Y1-Y, L0101 History of Southeast Asia: How the Lands Below the Winds Reshaped the World
This course examines how the cultural, economic, religious, and social histories of "Southeast Asia" [Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Thailand, & Vietnam] shaped the world as we see it today.
Lectures will demonstrate how the millennia-long cultural and material exchanges Southeast Asians engaged via water across the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the lands across Eurasia affected the lives of its inhabitants and the proximal and distant regions with which it had contact. In Tutorials, students will be trained to read primary sources. Themes to be explored include economic exchange, colonialism and its impact, gender and sexual diversity, and religion and society.
Minimum qualifications: Master of Arts in History or related field required. Mastery of the subject area as related to the course description above required.
Preferred qualifications: PhD in History preferred. Demonstrated evidence of superior undergraduate teaching preferred. Previous experience teaching a similar course is highly desirable.
Description of duties: Course preparation, lecturing, marking. There will be 24 hours of lectures in this course and one office hour per teaching week.
Duties of this position shall be performed at the campus on which the position is located.
Sessional Dates of Appointment: January 1, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Estimated Course Enrolment: 60 students
Estimate of TA Support: 281 hours
Schedule: Tuesday 15:00-17:00
Rate of Pay:
Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90
Sessional Lecturer 1, Long term: $9,930.79
Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77
Sessional Lecturer II, Long term: $10,326.61
Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76
Sessional Lecturer III, Long term: $10, 570.01
Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Application instructions: Applications should be emailed to [email protected] and must include:
- application form available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form
- Updated CV
- teaching evaluations
- two letters of reference, sent directly from your referees, that address your teaching skills
Closing Date: Friday, January 10, 11:59PM EDT
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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