Instructor VISA 1Q98 Winter D3

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Post End Date:

November 26, 2024

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Title of Course

VISA 1Q98 Introduction to Visual Culture Winter Term D3 SYNCH

Overview of visual culture, its vocabulary, technologies and structures within varied cultural contexts. Problems of meaning, functions of visual culture in contemporary society, the role of galleries and museums, and the impact of imagery in advertising, popular media and consumer culture. Contemporary critical methodology.

Schedule: Winter Term (Duration 3)

Delivery Method: SYNCH

A fully online synchronous course is a conferencing learning environment that is delivered remotely through audio and video conferencing to provide simultaneous communications (i.e., at the same time) between an instructor at one site and students at other sites. A course is considered to be offered via synchronous conferencing if 80% or more of the content is delivered in this way. As such, a synchronous conferencing course may have occasional face-to-face meetings, a

proctored exam, etc. with the remainder of the content delivered through

audio and video conferencing.

Compensation

Effective September 1, 2024 - $7,471.08 per half course (195 hours nominally)
Effective September 1, 2024 - $14,942.17 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

1.PhD in Art History is required. 

2.Previous university teaching experience in Art History is required.

3.A record of professional research, publications or curatorial work required.

4.Evidence of competent and effective teaching experience at the undergraduate university level (letters of reference and course/performance evaluations). 

Note: All qualifications must be met. All applicable documentation pertaining to any application must be submitted at the same time with the application

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.

Please Note

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

Only applicants selected will be contacted.

As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement:

· Part-time Graduate Students and Non-Students 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 - https://brocku.ca/human-resources/collective-agreements/

Additional Comments 

Course descriptions can be found on the Undergrad