About the role
The School of Social Work and Human Service at Thompson Rivers University invites applications for a sessional lecturer to teach the following course in Fall 2025:
SOCW 4650 - Older People, Aging and Society
This course is an introduction to working with and on behalf of older people from an anti-oppression and inter-disciplinary perspective. Students examine age in relation to other identity factors, such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, (dis)ability, faith, sexual orientation, aboriginal ancestry, and marital status. Students consider issues affecting older adults locally and globally; critically examine beliefs and attitudes related to aging and older people-our own and those of others; and develop a framework for anti-oppression practice with older people. Students discuss policy, practice, and research issues within the field of aging, and focus on structural inequalities in later life and the voices of older people.
QUALIFICATIONS
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The minimum academic qualification is an earned Doctorate accompanied by a Master’s degree in Social Work. A candidate who has accumulated experience judged to be particularly relevant to this position and valuable to the School of Social Work and Human Service may be appointed with a Master’s degree in Social Work or a relevant Master’s degree combined with an undergraduate credential in Social Work.
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Successful teaching experience in post-secondary institutions preferred
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Professional experience with older people required
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Demonstrated experience in integrating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 62)
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Proven skills in building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect (TRC CA 62)
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Teaching excellence, including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA 10)
About Thompson Rivers University
We are a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national and international learners and their communities through high quality and flexible education, training, research and scholarship.
Our students have access to traditional undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates and diplomas. Robust laddering options mean flexible degree completion through online, distance education with TRU Open Learning.
We are community-minded with a global conscience, boldly redefining the university as a place of belonging—Kw’seltktnéws (we are all related and interconnected with nature, each other, and all things)—where all people are empowered to transform themselves, their communities, and the world.
TRU is a public post-secondary institution, funded by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Advanced Education. We are a full member of AUCC (Association of Universities and College in Canada) and ACCC (Association of Canadian Community Colleges).
We are based in British Columbia, Canada. Our two campuses are located in Kamloops and Williams Lake.
About the role
The School of Social Work and Human Service at Thompson Rivers University invites applications for a sessional lecturer to teach the following course in Fall 2025:
SOCW 4650 - Older People, Aging and Society
This course is an introduction to working with and on behalf of older people from an anti-oppression and inter-disciplinary perspective. Students examine age in relation to other identity factors, such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, (dis)ability, faith, sexual orientation, aboriginal ancestry, and marital status. Students consider issues affecting older adults locally and globally; critically examine beliefs and attitudes related to aging and older people-our own and those of others; and develop a framework for anti-oppression practice with older people. Students discuss policy, practice, and research issues within the field of aging, and focus on structural inequalities in later life and the voices of older people.
QUALIFICATIONS
-
The minimum academic qualification is an earned Doctorate accompanied by a Master’s degree in Social Work. A candidate who has accumulated experience judged to be particularly relevant to this position and valuable to the School of Social Work and Human Service may be appointed with a Master’s degree in Social Work or a relevant Master’s degree combined with an undergraduate credential in Social Work.
-
Successful teaching experience in post-secondary institutions preferred
-
Professional experience with older people required
-
Demonstrated experience in integrating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 62)
-
Proven skills in building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect (TRC CA 62)
-
Teaching excellence, including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA 10)
About Thompson Rivers University
We are a comprehensive, learner-centred, sustainable university that serves its regional, national and international learners and their communities through high quality and flexible education, training, research and scholarship.
Our students have access to traditional undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates and diplomas. Robust laddering options mean flexible degree completion through online, distance education with TRU Open Learning.
We are community-minded with a global conscience, boldly redefining the university as a place of belonging—Kw’seltktnéws (we are all related and interconnected with nature, each other, and all things)—where all people are empowered to transform themselves, their communities, and the world.
TRU is a public post-secondary institution, funded by the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Advanced Education. We are a full member of AUCC (Association of Universities and College in Canada) and ACCC (Association of Canadian Community Colleges).
We are based in British Columbia, Canada. Our two campuses are located in Kamloops and Williams Lake.