Contract Academic Staff, 2024/25, Fall & Winter Term, The Department of Geography and Environment – Faculty of Science

The Department of Geography and Environment is seeking Contract Academic Staff to teach the following three credit hour course(s) during the Fall (2024) and Winter (2025) semesters. The instructor(s) will be responsible for in-person content delivery. Qualified candidates must possess strong teaching, communication and organizational skills, and demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness.

38:280 Economic Geography (3 credit hour)
Fall term 9:30-10:20 Monday, Wednesday, Friday

This course introduces the core concepts of the field of Economic Geography, as well as practical techniques for solving geographical problems of an economic nature. Topics include population and its relationship to the economy, transportation, spatial interaction, location problems, and regional economic development.

38:381 Urban Geography (3 credit hour)
Fall term 11:40-12:30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Currently, about half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and this percentage is steadily increasing. It is, therefore, not surprising that the study of urban settlements, and the effects of urban settlements on non-urban areas, has become one of the major fields in Geography. Urban Geography provides an introduction to the nature, scope, and methods of this field. The course looks at the historical and contemporary processes of urbanization, studies the external relationships of cities, and also deals with the internal structure of cities. Finally, a summary of urban problems will be given and patterns of future urbanization will be suggested.

38:180 People and Places: An Introduction to Human Geography (3 credit hour)
Winter term 10:10-11:30 Tuesday and Thursday

We are all curious about lands other than our own and people other than ourselves. Human Geography helps us to understand why Canada is different from other parts of the world, and why Canadians differ from other groups of people. It does this by looking at the evolution and present status of the humanly occupied earth.

38:265 Applied Quantitative Methods in Geography (4.5 credit hour)
Winter term 12:40-1:30 Monday, Wednesday, Friday
1:40-4:30 Wednesday (lab)

This course aims to provide students with a working knowledge of several standard statistical techniques, which are used in various branches of geography. Emphasis is placed on their application to geographical data, and examples used in lectures and labs will be geographical in content. The course will be limited to univariate and bivariate techniques, and is designed around two broad categories of analysis: (i) descriptive versus inferential statistics; and (ii) parametric versus non-parametric techniques. Equal emphasis will be placed on computation and interpretation. The belief is that ‘knowing why’ is as important as ‘knowing how’.

Qualifications: Applicants should hold a minimum of a Master’s degree in an area related to the topic of instruction. Applicants may seek to establish an experiential/traditional equivalency to the Master’s degree and are invited to contact the Chair of the Selection Committee at the address below on how to establish equivalent academic or professional credentials.

Salary: $6901/3 credit hour course

Application deadline: June 30, 2024 or until position is filled.

Interested candidates are invited to submit a 1-page (max) cover letter, curriculum vitae, course evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness, copies of transcripts, evidence of citizenship or Canadian Immigration status, and the names of three referees in a single pdf file. Applicants should also clearly indicate which of the above listed courses they are applying to teach

Pete Whittington
Brandon University
Email: whittingtonp@brandonu.ca