Part-Time Academic: INTD 3020 Climate Emergencies, Global Development and In/Justice – Fall 2024
Dalhousie University
Position Details
Position Information
| Position Title | Part-Time Academic: INTD 3020 Climate Emergencies, Global Development and In/Justice – Fall 2024 |
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| Posting Number | PTAP2373P |
| Department/Unit | International Develop Studies |
| Location | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Job Summary & Key Responsibilities | A part-time academic is required to teach INTD 3020.03 – Climate Emergencies, Global Development and In/Justice, in the Fall term of the 2024-25 academic year, September 1 – December 31, 2024. The part-time academic is responsible for all aspects of teaching, grading and administration of the class, including the required tutorials. In addition, the part-time academic is to be available for two hours per week outside of class time for student consultation. The part-time academic reports to the Chair of the IDS Department. This course will engage how the discourse of “climate change” tends to obscure what are climate crises, disasters, and emergencies that have been unfolding for centuries. This course will take an intersectional view of contemporary climate emergencies as expressions of specific methods of global and international development that produce and distribute risks, fall-outs, and harms. The course will consider topics such as environmental racism, extreme extraction, energopolitics, ecocide, externalities, and the Anthropocene and aims to locate racial capitalism and settler colonialism as historical and material forces. |
| Qualifications/Requirements of Position | A PhD in International Development Studies or a closely related discipline, with experience teaching climate disasters and social justice focused courses. |
| Salary Range/Pay Rate | As per CUPE Collective Agreement |
| Additional Information | All offers of employment as a Part-Time Academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, and persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity . If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process. Our complete Accommodation Policy can be viewed here . |
Posting Detail Information
| Term of appointment | September -December, 2024 |
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| Open Date | |
| Close Date | 03/18/2024 |
| Open Until Filled | |
| Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/16011 |
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