SL312766-Winter 2025-PSYC*6890 Legislation and Professional Practice

Sessional Lecturer Work Assignment
Sessional Lecturer, Unit 2
Academic Unit: 
Psychology
Semester(s) of Assignment(s): 
Winter 2025
Number of Available Work Assignment(s) / Sections: 
1
Level of Work Assignment(s): 
Other:
Pro-rated at .5
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: 
PSYC*6890
Course Name: 
Legislation and Professional Practice
Course Format: 
In-Class
Course Description: 
See Course Calendar
Other Course Description or Assignment Information: 
Link to GTA hiring policy: https://www.uoguelph.ca/psychology/page/graduate-teaching-assistant-gta-hiring-policy
Projected Class Enrolment: 
20
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities
Anticipated Duties and Responsibilities: 
Orientation-Training
Office Hours
Preparation
Student Consultation
Lecturing
Email Correspondence/Monitoring
Invigilating Exams
Grading
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD and expert in course content
Registered Psychologist in the Province of Ontario
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Successful teaching related to field at college or university level
Required competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Registered Psychologist in the Province of Ontario or eligibility to pursue/pursuing registration. Must have strong knowledge and skills in the application of legislation, jurisprudence, and ethical decision making, relevant to professional practice as a psychologist in Ontario with children and youth, including practice standards and ethical codes.
Preferred Qualifications
Degree: 
PhD and expert in course content
Registered Psychologist in the Province of Ontario
Prior Teaching Experience: 
Many years of successful teaching related to contents of the course.
Research Experience: 
Quality and or Recent Research activity in areas relevant to the course demonstrating knowledge of current developments in course content.
Specific Preferred competence, capability, skill and ability related to course content: 
Current involvement with teaching/ supervision of clinical psychology graduate students in the application of legislation, jurisprudence, and ethical decision making, relevant to professional practice as a psychologist in Ontario with children and youth, including practice standards and ethical codes.
Days Required and Wages
Days and Times Required: 
3 hour lecture alternate weeks - see Webadvisor for lecture times
Period of the Work Agreement (Start Date and End Date): 
January 2, 2025 to May 6, 2025
Wages (per semester, per full-load): 
minimum $8,519.05 (effective 2024/25)
Other Posting Information
Application Deadline (All postings will automatically expire at 11:59 pm on this day): 
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Posting Email Contact: 
psyccupe@uoguelph.ca
Hiring Contact Information: 
Kaitlyn McLachlan kmclac02@uoguelph.ca

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. For more information, the Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is a welcoming, safe and confidential one-stop shop for information, training and support on issues relating to diversity and human rights on our campus.
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).

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada specifically at the University of Guelph before applying for an academic work assignment. All successful applicants must reside in Ontario and must be able to attend on-campus in-person meetings as required