Instructor - Introduction to Soil Science

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Post End Date:

October 25, 2026 at 11:59 PMThis job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group)

Title of Course

Introduction to Soil Science

Compensation

Effective September 1, 2026 - $7,887.59 per half course (195 hours nominally)
Effective September 1, 2026 - $15,775.20 per full course (390 hours nominally)
Please note: Instructors who are employed in a 2-hour/week lecture, or the equivalent of a 2-hour/week lecture, are responsible for the first 
hour of seminar/lab in each course.

Duties

Duties and responsibilities will be in accordance with Article 22.01 of the Collective Agreement. These include scheduled contact time with 
students and non-classroom time (preparation of lectures, student consultation, marking and grading and course administration, including 
grade appeals and cases of academic dishonesty).

Qualifications

a) Ph.D. or ABD in Geography
b) Evidence of competent and effective teaching experience in Physical Geography, preferably in Soil Science, at the undergraduate university level (letters of reference and course/performance evaluations).

Applications

Please include a cover letter and a current resume. Members with seniority can provide seniority date in the application questionnaire.  Assure to include all required documentation, including letters of reference and course/performance evaluations.

For further information: email [email protected]

Please Note

Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval.

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement:

Members shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to 
exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e., not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as 
amended from time to time.
Applicants that are in excess of the above noted workload limits will not have their applications considered unless they have received prior 
written approval from the appropriate Dean and the Human Resources Department.
The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader 
positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Human Resources Web Site - Collective agreements – Office of People & Culture

Additional Comments 

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website: 
http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/ 

Academic terms generally run from:

Fall – September to December

Winter – January to April

Spring – May to July

Summer – July to August

*Actual dates can be found on the Timetables available on the Office of the Registrar web page: https://brocku.ca/registrar/toolkit/registration/