Contract Academic Position Details

NOTE: Course offerings are subject to budgetary approval

Posting Reference: SOCI 2008 SJ01A

Course Information

Course Prefix:	SOCI	Course Number:	2008
Course Section:	SJ01A	Course Name:	Understanding Indigenous Experiences
Term:	Fall	Campus:	Saint John
Faculty:	Arts, Faculty of	Department:	Social Sciences, Department of
Position Start Date:	2025-09-01	Position End Date:	2025-12-31
Posting Date:	2025-05-26	Application Deadline:	2025-06-22
Applications to be submitted via:	email	email	socsci@unb.ca
Requested By:	Dr. June Madeley, Chair

Class Details

Days:	Mondays	Time:	4:00-6:50pm
Number of Positions Available:	1	Total Credit Hours:	3
Mode of Delivery:	Face to Face	Location:	On Campus
Stipend Amount:	7,193.00

Curriculum Context

General Arts lower-level Elective.

Course Description

This course provides students with a sociological perspective on Indigenous Peoples' relationship with the colonization/decolonization process in Canada. Topics may include

racism/antiracism, indigenous and treaty rights, indigenous-settler alliances, constitutional issues, the findings and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, etc.

Through lectures and discussions, students will gain a better understanding of how indigenous-settler relations have shaped the structure of Canadian and Indigenous societies.

Qualifications

Minimum of a Master's Degree in a Social Science or related field.

Additional Notes

This course is subject to minimum enrolment, final budgetary approval, and instruction hour

changes to meet minimum contact hours.

All applicants must submit a CV and letter of application expressing interest and letter of

reference if possible.

Applications must be submitted by email as specified.

Applications can access the Collective Agreement at the following

link: https://www.unb.ca/hr/labourrelations/index.html

Disposition

none

Is the instructor a Graduate Student Teaching Apprentice

none

Successful Applicant(s)

Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada