PPOL 641 Communications and Rhetoric in Policy Complexity
About the role
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Max Bell School of Public Policy
Fall Term 2025 (supplemental posting)
Course:
Policy Complexity Seminar in MPP
PPOL 641 Rhetoric and Communications of Public Policy (2 credits)
Teaching Schedule:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Between 9am - 12 pm and 1pm - 4pm for a Total of 30 hours per week
Course start and end dates:
October 27, 2025 to October 31, 2025
Location:
680 Sherbrooke St. West, #650
Salary
$8,830
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelor, M.A. and/or Ph.D. degree in a relevant field.
- Teaching experience at the University level is preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of policy transparency and policy transparency challenges.
Experience:
- Strong background in public policy, policy analysis, politics, analytics, or economics is required.
- A minimum of five years of applied/industry-related experience complemented by academic research in the relevant field, is essential.
- Proven experience in the design, analysis and implementation of policies within government or industry settings, with a clear understanding of the complexities inherent in the policymaking process.
- Demonstrable expertise in persuasive communication – both written and verbal – and its influence on the policymaking process is preferred.
Course Description:
MPP Complexity Seminars are two-credit intensive courses delivered over one week (six hours per day) during the Fall, Winter, and/or Summer terms. Each seminar focuses on a specific dimension of complexity within the policymaking process. These courses are designed to explore a particular type of complexity as it manifests across a range of policy issues, including but not limited to transparency challenges in public finance, central banking, trade, income inequality, climate change, and access to information legislation. Practitioners leading these seminars should have expertise that closely aligns with the seminar’s thematic focus.
Application deadline:
October 8, 2025
Hiring Unit:
Max Bell School of Public Policy
Course Title:
Rhetoric and Communications of Public Policy
Subject Code:
PPOL 641 Complexity Seminar
Location:
680 Sherbrooke St. West, 6th Floor
Schedule:
M-T-W-TH-F
Deadline to Apply:
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.
PPOL 641 Communications and Rhetoric in Policy Complexity
About the role
Please refer to the
How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)
job aid for instructions on how to apply.
If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).
Max Bell School of Public Policy
Fall Term 2025 (supplemental posting)
Course:
Policy Complexity Seminar in MPP
PPOL 641 Rhetoric and Communications of Public Policy (2 credits)
Teaching Schedule:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Between 9am - 12 pm and 1pm - 4pm for a Total of 30 hours per week
Course start and end dates:
October 27, 2025 to October 31, 2025
Location:
680 Sherbrooke St. West, #650
Salary
$8,830
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelor, M.A. and/or Ph.D. degree in a relevant field.
- Teaching experience at the University level is preferred.
- Extensive knowledge of policy transparency and policy transparency challenges.
Experience:
- Strong background in public policy, policy analysis, politics, analytics, or economics is required.
- A minimum of five years of applied/industry-related experience complemented by academic research in the relevant field, is essential.
- Proven experience in the design, analysis and implementation of policies within government or industry settings, with a clear understanding of the complexities inherent in the policymaking process.
- Demonstrable expertise in persuasive communication – both written and verbal – and its influence on the policymaking process is preferred.
Course Description:
MPP Complexity Seminars are two-credit intensive courses delivered over one week (six hours per day) during the Fall, Winter, and/or Summer terms. Each seminar focuses on a specific dimension of complexity within the policymaking process. These courses are designed to explore a particular type of complexity as it manifests across a range of policy issues, including but not limited to transparency challenges in public finance, central banking, trade, income inequality, climate change, and access to information legislation. Practitioners leading these seminars should have expertise that closely aligns with the seminar’s thematic focus.
Application deadline:
October 8, 2025
Hiring Unit:
Max Bell School of Public Policy
Course Title:
Rhetoric and Communications of Public Policy
Subject Code:
PPOL 641 Complexity Seminar
Location:
680 Sherbrooke St. West, 6th Floor
Schedule:
M-T-W-TH-F
Deadline to Apply:
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca
.
About McGill University
McGill University is one of Canada's best-known institutions of higher learning and one of the leading universities in the world. With students coming to McGill from some 150 countries, our student body is the most internationally diverse of any research-intensive university in the country. McGill was founded in 1821 thanks to a generous bequest by James McGill, and since then, we've grown from a small college to a bustling university with three campuses, 11 faculties, some 300 programs of study, and more than 37,500 students. The University also partners with four affiliated teaching hospitals to graduate over 1,000 health care professionals each year.
The goal of McGill University's social media platforms is to strengthen our community, which includes students, faculty, and alumni. The aim is to provide information on events, campus news and promote networking.
McGill University fosters freedom of expression, while valuing respect and collegiality. We encourage respectful dialogue and reserve the right to remove the following: Comments deemed offensive, vulgar or profane; comments off-topic and/or unrelated to posted content; content that infringes on an individual's privacy or copyright.