Instructor TOUR 3P34 Fall D2

Job summary

The instructor is responsible for delivering lectures, facilitating seminars or labs, and managing course administration. Duties include student consultation, grading, and handling academic integrity matters.

Job details

Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Agreement. We are one of Canada’s outstanding comprehensive universities, where excellence and innovation thrive! Brock has been proudly recognized as a Hamilton-Niagara Top Employer for eight consecutive years. Brock continues to earn recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2026. For the second consecutive year, Forbes, in partnership with Statista, also named Brock one of Canada’s Top Employers for Company Culture. At Brock, you will find a welcoming, inclusive community and an exciting range of meaningful career opportunities. Ignite new possibilities for your career. Break through at Brock. Post End Date: October 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group) Title of Course Sustainable Transportation 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 Tourism and Hospitality Studies, Geography, or related discipline preferred; b) Evidence of competent and effective teaching experience at the undergraduate university/level (letters of reference and course/performance evaluations). c) Background and expertise in the principles, policies, planning, and practice of sustainable transportation; transportation needs and expectations; environmental, cultural, social, and economic effects of transportation in built and natural environments; personal mobility versus public transportation; pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, complete streets, inclusive transportation, and urban form; energy and transportation; international approaches to transportation; impacts of tourist mobility (air travel, cruise ships, ground transportation). 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 geogtour@brocku.ca 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/ We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed. Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups. We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, and we accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process, as outlined in our Employment Accommodation Policy and consistent with the requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please contact talent@brocku.ca if you require a disability related accommodation so we can ensure your participation needs are met. Brock University does not use AI Technology at any stage of the recruitment process. We appreciate all applications received. Candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted. Learn more about Brock University by visiting www.brocku.ca.

What you’ll do

The instructor is responsible for delivering lectures, facilitating seminars or labs, and managing course administration. Duties include student consultation, grading, and handling academic integrity matters.

Requirements

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. or be ABD in Tourism, Hospitality, Geography, or a related field. Proven effective teaching experience at the university level and expertise in sustainable transportation principles are required.

Listed skills

• Time · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred
• Consistent · Preferred
• discipline · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• email · Preferred
• Energy · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• preparation · Preferred
• Process · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Teaching
• Sustainable transportation
• Curriculum development
• Student consultation
• Grading
• Course administration
• Academic research
• Public transportation
• Pedestrian infrastructure
• Cycling infrastructure
• Urban planning
• Tourism studies
• Hospitality studies
• Geography
• Tourism
• Planning
• Disabilities
• Labor Law
• Innovation
• Performance Review
• Student-Centred Learning
• Registration

Job areas

• Education
• Transportation
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Hospitality
• Tour Director
• Geography Professor
• University and Higher Education Teachers
• Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
• Postsecondary Teachers

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