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MWC Course Lecturer WCOM 206-719 Fall 2025

Montréal, QC
$11,479/contract
Mid Level
part_time

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$11,479

About the role

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The McGill Writing Centre is inviting applications for a Course Lecturer to teach the following Fall 2025 course.

Posting period: August 19th to August 20th, 2025.

The contract dates will be August 27, 2025 to January 2, 2026.

Application deadline: August 20th, 2025

ALL applications must be submitted within Workday.

Please also upload:

  1. Your updated CV [REQUIRED]
  2. Brief cover letter (if you are applying to teach a course you have not taught before or for which you have not previously received Teaching Qualification Requirement recognition) [IF APPLICABLE]
  3. Copy of your valid work permit [IF APPLICABLE]

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.
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Course details:

WCOM 206-719 (CRN 8211 – 3 credits) – Communication in Engineering

  • Course start and end dates: 2025-08-27 to 2025-12-03
  • Monday and Wednesday, 10:05-11:25
  • Room: Burnside 1205 - subject to change
  • Salary: $11,479
  • No of contact hours: 39

TQRs for WCOM 206 – Communication in Engineering:

Education:

  • Graduate Degree (PhD preferred) in Rhetoric, Composition, Business and Professional Communication, or a closely related field.
  • Evidence of having received training in the teaching of written and oral communication for professional purposes.

Experience:

  • Experience teaching written and oral communication at the post-secondary level.
  • Experience teaching written communication to students with a wide range of English language abilities is an asset.
  • Experience teaching Engineering or Science students is an asset.

Other Information:

Applicants must:

  1. demonstrate an ability to design structured course materials, including learning activities, based on the course description and target audience;
    2.demonstrate an ability to foster learning by establishing a positive classroom dynamic, involving learners in various activities, and managing student participation and group interactions effectively;
  2. demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly and effectively in the language of the course, both orally and in writing;
  3. provide evidence of an ability to use a variety of technologies to support student learning;
  4. provide evidence of how they keep abreast of advances in the field of expertise relevant to the course in question;
  5. demonstrate the ability to carry out the duties and obligations of a course lecturer in a respectful and timely manner;
  6. demonstrate the ability to work with the Faculty of Arts and University administration to address class management issues in a constructive and timely manner.

Hiring Unit:

McGill Writing Centre

Course Title:

Communication in Engineering

Subject Code:

WCOM 206 719

Location:

Burnside 1205

Schedule:

Monday and Wednesday, 10:05-11:25

Deadline to Apply:

2025-08-20

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