Sessional Lecturer EIP: Coordinating Seminar

Job Title

Sessional Lecturer EIP
3000H:
Coordinating Seminar

St. George (Downtown Toronto)

September 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026

Course number and title: EIP
3000H:
Coordinating Seminar:
Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies

Class schedule: Wednesday 5-7pm

Estimated course enrolment: 20

Delivery method: In-person (may change)

Course description: The course is organized around the three pillars of the Harney Collaborative Specialization: ethnicity, immigration, and pluralism. Academic and political debates around each of these topics are marked by antinomies:
Are ethnicity, race, and nationhood substantive categories, deeply rooted in culture, or are they constructed either through the choices of individuals or the machinations of interest‑seeking elites? Is immigration a specific mode of human migration, premised on the organization of the world into a system of nation‑states, or one of many kinds of human mobility that should not be privileged?

Is the quest for pluralism a step toward greater justice, especially for historically oppressed groups, or a ruse meant to reinforce already existing differentials in power? The course is divided into three parts, each addressing these and related questions. Part I explores ethnicity, gender/sexuality, race, and nationhood;
Part II focuses on immigration/mobility and citizenship in the industrialized democracies and Global South;
Part III turns to debates around pluralism, including arguments for and against multiculturalism.

• Sessional Lecturer I: $9,997.48
• Sessional Lecturer I Long Term: $10,699.22
• Sessional Lecturer II: $10,699.22
• Sessional Lecturer II Long Term: $10,953.96
• Sessional Lecturer III: $10,953.96
• Sessional Lecturer III Long Term: $11,228.90

All inclusive of vacation pay; rates in the collective agreement prevail if they differ.

Ph.D. in International Relations with a focus in immigration.

Previous experience teaching in Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies.

• Developing the syllabus.
• Teaching one 2‑hour lecture per week at the graduate level.
• Providing weekly office hours for academic counseling of students.
• Preparing and delivering course material; preparing and delivering assignments and tests.
• Marking student work and submitting grades.

Submit an updated Curriculum Vitae and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form to

08/10/2026, 11:59 PM EDT

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