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). Fall 2025 Posting Period: June 1-15 Course Lecturer: INFS 635 - Computer Programming for Information Professionals (3 credits) McGill’s School of Information Studies Master’s program (https://www.mcgill.ca/sis/home) is seeking a Course Lecturer to teach INFS 635: Computer Programming for Information Professionals. Course Overview This course introduces the fundamentals of computer programming, with a focus on the application of these techniques to the domain of information science. Topics will include software principles and practices, programming concepts and techniques, data structures, and algorithms. This course is oriented towards those with no prior programming experience. Those with modest prior experience are welcome to join the class but are asked to be mindful that the class will be paced towards the novice learner. Those with more substantive past programming experience or who are eager for a more intensive dive into the topic may find other independent learning opportunities more appropriately paced to their learning needs (e.g., INFS 689). Learning Outcomes By the end of the course, students should be able to: Use and understand terminology relevant to programming and data representation Implement simple algorithms relevant to information studies, including text manipulation Connect concepts and techniques taught in the course to work and careers in the field of information studies. Teaching Qualifications The course lecturer should have successfully completed courses in software development or computing at the graduate level. The lecturer must have at least two years’ experience in software development. The candidate will have had taught a course in computer programming for non-computer science majors. Candidate should provide evidence of teaching effectiveness as shown by course evaluations. A Master’s degree is required. Please note the Faculty of Arts has standardized Course Lecturer contract start and end dates: they will be different than the course start and end dates (see Workday Posting for more details). Salary will be commensurate with the salary scale for Course Lecturers, as described in the McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union Collective Agreement. The University may, at its discretion, assign the person of its choice to give this Course/Teaching. McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification. The language of instruction at McGill is English, but a working knowledge of French would be an asset. Hiring Unit: School of Information Studies Course Number: INFS 635 - Computer Programming for Information Professionals Credit: 3 credit course Start Date and End Date: August 27, 2025 - January 2, 2026 Schedule: Tuesday 8:35 am - 11:25 am Location: McGill College 2001-466 Salary: $11,479.00 Deadline to apply: June 15, 2025 - This posting will expire at 00:00 am the day of the deadline to apply. You have until midnight the day before the deadline to apply to submit your application) 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: School of Information Studies Course Title: Computer Programming for Information Professionals Subject Code: INFS 635 01 Location: McGill College 2001 - 466 Schedule: Tuesday 8:35 - 11:25 am Deadline to Apply: 2025-06-15 McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. 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