Spring/Summer 2025, Course-Based Contract Opportunities, B.Arts/B.Ed. – PENT Indigenous Teacher Education

PENT is seeking qualified, Contract Academic Staff to teach the following three credit hour courses during the Spring/Summer session of 2025.  The instructors will be responsible for content delivery with expectations consistent with offerings of this course within the appropriate department.  Qualified candidates must possess strong teaching, communication and organizational skills, and demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness.

 99.090 Fundamentals of University     April 7 – May 1           Monday to Thursday              9:00 – 11:30

 This course is designed to introduce students to the academic and personal skills needed for university success. Topics covered include: university expectations, library resources, how to analyze information for relevance and accuracy, how to summarize and cite information appropriately, effective academic computing skills, and self-regulation strategies including time management. Regular short assignments will give students the opportunity to improve their reading comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills throughout the course.

 12.153 Intro Socio Cultural Anthropology      June 30 – July 24        Monday to Thursday              9:00 – 11:30

 Socio-cultural anthropology focuses on the local and global cultural dynamics and factors that influence the ways that human beings construct, conduct and understand their lives. This course establishes the history and development of anthropology as a discipline and discusses socio-cultural fieldwork methods. The course then provides an overview of anthropological studies, analysis and explanations concerning patterns and changes in human behaviour in the areas of gender, family, religion, economy, politics, and social inequality and conflict.

 30.145 Contemporary Literature                    May 5 – May 29           Monday to Thursday              9:00 – 11:30

 This survey introduces students to a rich variety of fiction, poetry, and drama in English, with focus on particular nations or cultural themes. Each section of the course is unique and is designed for students to learn the vocabulary of literary studies. The course emphasizes writing skills, with at least three essay assignments, and students will receive help, wherever needed, in planning, developing, and writing effective essays.

 30.147 Literary Traditions                              May 5 – May 29          Monday to Thursday              1:30 – 4:00

 This survey introduces students to a rich variety of fiction, poetry, and drama in English, with focus on historical context. Each section of the course is unique and is designed for students to learn the vocabulary of literary studies. The course emphasizes writing skills, with at least three essay assignments, and students will receive help, wherever needed, in planning, developing, and writing effective essays.

 38.251 Health, Place, Environment                 May 5 – May 29          Monday to Thursday              1:30 – 4:00

 Where we live affects our health and our health affects our experience of where we live. This course provides a foundation in the geography of health and health care, a sub-discipline that studies the relationships between health, place, and space. Course topics include the spread of infectious diseases, health inequalities and the health of vulnerable populations, access to health care, aging, and rural health. Students will examine the contributions of geographic perspectives to health studies as well as the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives for understanding the geographical dimensions of health and health care in Canadian and international contexts.

38.381 Urban Geography                                June 30 – July 24        Monday to Thursday              9:00 – 11:30

 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.

 54.155 Canada to Confederation                     June 30 – July 24        Monday to Thursday              9:00 – 11:30

 A survey of the history of the peoples of the northern half of North America until Canadian Confederation.

 54.156 Canada Since Confederation   June 2 – 26                  Monday to Thursday              1:30 – 4:00

A survey of the history of Canada from Confederation to the present.

 54.275 The Metis                                             April 7 – May 1           Monday to Thursday              9:00 – 11:30 

An analysis of the development of the Métis as a group, their culture and lifestyles. Emphasis on the historical significance of the Métis in the development of Western Canada – though the course will evaluate the national role of Métis people.

54.279 History Native Peoples in Canada        June 30 – July Monday to Thursday              1:30 – 4:00

A history of First Nations peoples from European contact to the present time, examining First Nations society as it existed in pre-contact times, and as it continued on its own terms through the development of the fur trade, governmental First Nations policies, the development of the Dept. of Indian Affairs and the Indian Act, and the resurgence of First Nations identity and political activity since World War II. 

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: December 20,2024 or until the positions are filled.

 Interested educators are invited to submit a 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 to:

John Minshull

Brandon University

Email: minshullj@brandonu.ca

Issued Dec. 12, 2024