Sessional Instructor: Art Black Diaspora, Faculty of Arts & Science, Fall​/Winter

Sessional Instructor:
Art of the Black Diaspora, Faculty of Arts & Science, Fall/Winter 2026-27

Job Code 3833
Department Faculty of Arts & Science
Employment Type Temporary/Contract

VISA-4015 Art of the Black Diaspora (0.5 Credits)

Term: Fall 2026:
- Schedule: Mondays 3:10 p.m.

-6:10 p.m.
Location: In-Person

Course

Description:

This lecture‑seminar course will focus on contemporary art of the black diaspora with an emphasis on black Canadian diasporic productions. Students will interrogate the historical and contemporary conditions out of which black diasporic subjectivities are produced and the new cultural forms that emerge. The term ‘black’ locates the political in the broader arena of post‑coloniality where contestation and challenge are elaborated.

In this post‑colonial arena the nation‑state is dislodged and new/hybrid formulations, practices, and performances that have implications for transformations and opposition can take shape. Students with credit in ACAD-3B06, VISA-3B06, VISC-3B06 may not take this course for credit.

• Develop course outline.
• Prepare and deliver studio sessions inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid‑term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews.
• Ensure health & safety compliance and meet academic and curricular requirements and deadlines.

• Terminal degree in art, design or relevant discipline and/or equivalent professional/practical experience.
• Experience teaching at the post secondary level is considered an asset; equivalent relevant experience will also be considered.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership and experience promoting a respectful and inclusive work and learning environment for students, staff, and faculty.

Sessional appointments are fixed‑term annual contracts. Compensation includes a per‑course pay scale with salary level of $7,508.00 (per 0.5 credit course) plus 7% in lieu of benefits and vacation pay, per the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. Positions are subject to budgetary approval and satisfactory enrollment levels.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer (with a valid work or study permit, SIN and Canadian bank account).

Please apply no later than Wednesday August 5th, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

OCAD University recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to creative practices. As an employer committed to employment equity, we encourage applications from members of equity‑deserving communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. We encourage members of designated equity‑deserving groups to self‑identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire.

In order to alleviate the under‑representation of racialized and Indigenous faculty, priority in hiring will be given to qualified racialized and Indigenous persons who self‑identify as such in the application process. This initiative is a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those short‑listed will be contacted.