SL18040-Fall 2016-EDRD*3050 Agricultural Communications

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
School of Env. Design and Rural Dev.
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Fall 2016
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
1
Right of First Refusal (RoFR)
A Sessional Lecturer holds a RoFR (i.e., for a particular course) if they have successfully taught the course in the past six (6) semesters. A SL who holds a RoFR to this course is required to exercise their right by way of the online hiring system. Also see: What is Right of First Refusal (RoFR)?
A Sessional Lecturer Currently Holds a Right of First Refusal for this Course: 
No
Course Details
Course Number: 
EDRD*3050
Course Name: 
Agricultural Communications
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Projected Class Enrolment: 
40
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Grading
Other Duties (specified below)
Other Duties Described: 
1) Supervise and engage in Courselink interactions with students during all units and as students complete course assignments. 2) Interact with CDE coordinator with regards to academic misconduct or any other student conflicts.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
Masters related to field
Other
Undergraduate degree in journalism, media, or communications
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Other
Preference for agricultural extension/ marketing and/or communications training/teaching experience
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Trained specialist in communications and/or journalism. Demonstrated journalistic or communications production experience (written, visual, audio and/or online product); experience in Canada and familiarity with Canadian agriculture and environmental issues preferred; teaching with and producing multi-media required.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD in progress related to field
PhD in progress in course content
PhD related to field
PhD and expert in course content
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
Mondays 8:30 am - 11:20 am
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $7,052.79 (effective 2015/16)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Posting Email Contact: 
edrdpost@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Kim Thorne - Administrative Officer, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Address: 102A Landscape Architecture Building, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 - Phone: (519) 824-4120 x53353 - Email: kthorne@uoguelph.ca

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SL work assignments are unionized with CUPE3913 and their terms and conditions of work are covered by the Unit 2 Collective Agreement between the University and CUPE 3913 (email contact: president@cupe3913.on.ca).

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