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Job ID: J0523-0337
Classification: Full-time Faculty
Campus/Location: Home campus is Morningside (multi-campus during May/June)
Posting Date: May 4, 2023
Closing Date: May 18, 2023
Salary: As per Academic Collective Agreement
Centennial College recognizes and affirms Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Indigenous ways of knowing as central to the vibrancy and uniqueness of its learning and working academic mission. We strongly encourage applications from members of Indigenous communities and all equity-deserving groups including Women, Racialized, Persons with Disabilities, and LGBTQ+ communities.
We also recognize that Centennial is situated on the Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and pay tribute to their legacy as well as that of all First Peoples that have been and remain present here in Toronto. We recognize that First Peoples come from sovereign Nations and that part of understanding our responsibilities of residing on this territory are understanding the true history, circumstances and legacy of the Treaties signed here (such as the Toronto Purchase, Robinson-Huron Treaty and Williams Treaties) and including pre-contact Treaties and Agreements between sovereign Nations and that all peoples in this area are therefore Treaty people with obligations and responsibilities to all our relations.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Chair, Specialized Academic Certificates & Access Programs, the successful candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the General Arts Certificate & Liberal Arts Diploma Programs, within the School of Advancement. The faculty member will participate in program and course development, course modifications, Ministry and College quality reviews, program advisory committees, applied research activities, and on-going future program needs.
Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and revise learning resources for students, providing ongoing critical examination of learning materials and classroom instructional practice that contribute to discriminatory bias or barriers.
• Utilize a variety of effective teaching/learning and assessment strategies, which includes technology, co-operative learning, critical approaches to pedagogy, and ways of knowing.
• Liaise and communicate with students, faculty, management and external partners/community members, provides academic support to students including availability for scheduled appointments
• Participate in annual and comprehensive program quality review.
• Attend meetings, maintain records of student grades/assessments, and participate in meetings and activities pertinent to faculty responsibilities
• Critically examine learning materials and classroom instructional practice for systemic, structural and colonial bias or barriers
• Participate in ongoing professional development including reflective practice.
• Participate in on-going course/curriculum design and revision as a subject matter expert.
• Apply a critical understanding of language proficiency and diverse learning needs issues in the classroom.
• Remain current in technical knowledge and instructional delivery techniques including Universal Design
• Possesses experience, insight and knowledge in curriculum design, development and revision.
• Teach General/Liberal Arts program courses – including, but not limited to, Introduction to Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology
• Provide and promote a respectful and supportive environment based on principles and world views that are inclusive of principles of inclusion, equity and diversity.
• Evaluate student achievement of learning outcomes using a variety of techniques.

Qualifications/Experience

• Demonstrated skills and ability to advance and promote a respectful and supportive environment.
• Demonstrated application of worldviews of Indigenous peoples including FNIM, western and non-western principles of inclusion, equity and diversity into the design and delivery of Liberal and General Arts courses.
• Demonstrated experience in the application of technology in an online learning environment.
• Master’s Degree in Humanities or Social Sciences required. PhD in Humanities or Social Sciences an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to meet accessibility and accommodation needs of students.
• Effective conflict resolution skills with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty and staff.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development and course design.
• Minimum of three (3) years’ cross disciplinary teaching experience at the post-Secondary level, in Psychology.

Apply online: www.centennialcollege.ca/careers
Proof of credentials or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post secondary institutions and/or their foreign equivalents will be required at the time of job offer.
When applying, your cover letter and résumé must include examples that reflect all of the requested skills and qualifications and must be submitted online by May 18, 2023. Please quote Job ID J0523-0337. Misrepresentation of applicant information will be grounds for your exclusion from the competition or for dismissal should you subsequently be hired for the position. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We are committed to providing persons with disabilities equal opportunities regarding all employment activities, including access to jobs and accommodations during employment as required, in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).