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Department of Biology
McGill University
Fall 2025
BIOL302. Fundamentals of Genetics and Genomics.
The Department of Biology is inviting applications for a course lecturer position to teach in Fall 2025. Please include your Cover Letter and CV.
Duties:
- Course preparation: development of lectures, lecture slides, polling questions, design of quiz and exam questions, selecting papers for conference discussions
- Teaching team meetings (includes working with teaching assistants): plan, adapt and discuss course content and structure
- In-person instruction: lecture, active learning, problem-solving and discussion
- Weekly office hours (and availability to respond to student questions via email)
- Grading: delivery and grading of quizzes and exams, support teaching assistants with grading and feedback
Teaching Qualifications Requirements:
- PhD in Biology or in a related field.
- Evidence of highly effective teaching ability or of superior communications skills and potential for teaching excellence.
- The candidate’s area of specialization should be as close as possible to that of the course being offered.
- Experience as a teaching assistant for a course is an asset.
Start date: September 26, 2025 - December 3, 2025. 3hrs per week.
Salary: $8,388.50.
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
Hiring Unit:
BIOLOGY
Course Title:
BIOL302 Fundamentals of Genetics and Genomics.
Subject Code:
BIOL 001
Location:
MCMED 521
Schedule:
MWF
Deadline to Apply:
2025-08-21
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.
Top Benefits
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).
Department of Biology
McGill University
Fall 2025
BIOL302. Fundamentals of Genetics and Genomics.
The Department of Biology is inviting applications for a course lecturer position to teach in Fall 2025. Please include your Cover Letter and CV.
Duties:
- Course preparation: development of lectures, lecture slides, polling questions, design of quiz and exam questions, selecting papers for conference discussions
- Teaching team meetings (includes working with teaching assistants): plan, adapt and discuss course content and structure
- In-person instruction: lecture, active learning, problem-solving and discussion
- Weekly office hours (and availability to respond to student questions via email)
- Grading: delivery and grading of quizzes and exams, support teaching assistants with grading and feedback
Teaching Qualifications Requirements:
- PhD in Biology or in a related field.
- Evidence of highly effective teaching ability or of superior communications skills and potential for teaching excellence.
- The candidate’s area of specialization should be as close as possible to that of the course being offered.
- Experience as a teaching assistant for a course is an asset.
Start date: September 26, 2025 - December 3, 2025. 3hrs per week.
Salary: $8,388.50.
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
Hiring Unit:
BIOLOGY
Course Title:
BIOL302 Fundamentals of Genetics and Genomics.
Subject Code:
BIOL 001
Location:
MCMED 521
Schedule:
MWF
Deadline to Apply:
2025-08-21
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.