Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar). Course Description: Exploration of a range of classroom expectations and routines including creating and maintaining a positive approach, building connections between home and school, building positive relationships, developing positive responses to challenging behaviour and other aspects of creating an engaged classroom. Focus is on developing a leadership style and teaching philosophy crucial to establishing and maintaining a positive, authentic learning environment where student engagement is central to learning. Quebec Ministry of Education professional competencies are addressed and assessed throughout. Course Credits: 3 Number of positions available: 1 This course is not Team taught. Teaching Qualification Requirements: Education 1. PhD (in exceptional cases, PhD candidates and master teachers with an MA with extensive relevant experience will be considered 2. A teaching degree or equivalent, and experience teaching in secondary schools Experience Expert Knowledge of course content including: 1. Theory and practice in creating and establishing positive, sustainable classroom learning environments, including managing difficulties 2. Effective lesson planning for student engagement 3. Developing an effective teacher leadership style and teaching philosophy crucial to establishing and maintaining a positive, authentic learning environment where student engagement is central to learning. 4. Experience teaching in the Quebec secondary school system preferably in Quebec 5. Experience teaching at the elementary level an asset 6. Familiarity with the Professional Competencies specified by the Ministère de l’Éducation 7. Knowledge of the Quebec Education Program Previous successful experience teaching similar course(s) to pre-service teachers. Other 1. Knowledge of the impact and proven record of integrating pedagogical approaches anchored in equity, diversity and inclusion 2. Familiarity using myCourses, Zoom, and other similar online platforms to facilitate quality teaching and learing experiences 3. Familiarity teaching blended classes is an asset 4. Familiarity with the application of a variety of digital and pedagogical teaching and learning tools Posting Period: June 1, 2025 to June 13, 2025 (inclusive) Art 15.07 The candidate shall submit her application in writing, in hard copy or electronically to the Department Chair, indicating, in order of preference, on the form reproduced in Appendix 11 the Courses in which she is interested and the number of Courses she wishes to give, during the posting period specified in article 15.04 a). Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located. McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing. Hiring Unit: Course Title: Subject Code: Location: Schedule: Deadline to Apply: 2025-06-13 McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca. Located in one of the world’s great multicultural and multilingual cities, McGill University is internationally recognized for its excellence as a leading institution of higher education and research. For nearly 200 years, through the work of dedicated people, McGill has been breaking ground in diverse fields and contributing solutions to some of the world’s most significant issues. McGillians are proud to be part of a community that is both global and local, inspired by challenge and committed to shaping a better future. McGill received a Platinum STARS rating in sustainability, is among Canada’s greenest employers, and is a top Montreal Employer. Grandescunt Aucta Labore. By work, all things increase and grow. Find a sense of purpose. Develop your future. Join us today.
