HIS323H5S – The Rwandan Genocide: History, Violence, and Identity

Job title: HIS323H5S – The Rwandan Genocide: History, Violence, and Identity

Job description: Date Posted: 11/13/2023

Req ID: 34939

Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga

Department: UTM: Historical Studies

Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Course Description: This course examines the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, situated within larger historical frameworks of the nature of precolonial polities, the impact of colonialism, and the crises of postcolonial state building. Through a close examination of primary sources and historical arguments, this course will explore history and memory, violence and trauma, identity and belonging, justice and reconciliation.

Estimated Course Enrollment: 60

Estimated TA Support: 100

Class Schedule: Monday, 1-3

Sessional Dates of Appointment: January 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024

Salary:

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Sessional Lecturer I

$9,457.90

$18,915.79

(including 4% vacation)

Sessional Lecturer I – Long Term

$9,930.79

$19,861.58

(including 6% vacation)

Sessional Lecturer II

$10,121.77

$20,243.53

(including 6% vacation)

Sessional Lecturer II – Long Term

$10,326.62

$20,653.23

(including 6% vacation)

Sessional Lecturer III

$10,362.76

$20,725.52

(including 6% vacation)

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.

Qualifications: Demonstrated effectiveness as an instructor, academic qualifications in the subject, ability to introduce students to a diverse range of approaches, and suitability for the position. Preference will be given to applicants who have taught this course; or a closely related topic, previously.

Description of Duties: Preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades (including any grading or submission of grades not completed by the end of session: December 31, 2023 for the F session and April 30, 2024 for the S); holding regular office hours; supervising TAs (if any) assigned to the course.

Application Instructions: Applicants are required to submit a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a completed to Dr. B. Chrubasik, Chair, Department of Historical Studies by e-mail to: . CV’s will be used to help determine an applicant’s mastery in the subject matter. Candidates should provide results of teaching evaluations, when available.

Closing Date: 11/26/2023, 11:59PM EDT

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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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