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July 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the Part-Time Contract Positions (Employee Group)
Job Title: Instructor, Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours)
The Faculty of Education is deeply committed to both the process and goal of social justice, including critical inquiry, inclusive practices, and equitable participation. We prioritize approaches, leadership and curricula that make central issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and disability in an effort to challenge historical and ongoing forms of oppression and marginalization in schools, communities, businesses, government agencies and society.
Course Code: ECEC 4P24
Title of Course: Literacy in the Early Years
Semester & Duration: Fall D2 ASYNC SEC 1 Asynchronous Online
Target Hire Date: September 1st to December 31st, 2025
Overview: Theoretical foundations of early literacies. Focus on multiliteracies, digital literacies, and culturally relevant and responsive literacies.
Note. This course is delivered asynchronous online.
Duties
- As per standing instructor positions at Brock, instructors are responsible for student contact time and non-contact time:
- Contact time includes all classes as scheduled including in-person, blended, online or other teaching formats. Non-contact time may include preparation of course material, student consultation, marking or grading, holding office hours, managing and meeting with teaching assistants or marker/graders, and course administration as may be required
- Use of a provided Brock email address for all Brock-related communications
- Complete the compulsory Brock instructor online tutorial prior to the first class (about 1 hour).
- Attend Bachelor of ECE program meetings (typically two virtual meetings per term)
- Commitment to responsible time management (e.g. course structuring and management, punctuality for course material posting, student feedback)
- Thoughtful and careful preparation of student assessment; prompt and accurate marking and grading
- Available for student support (e.g., individual meetings, office hours—1.5 hours per week)
Qualifications
Graduate degree (Master’s, PhD or ABD) in Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Studies, Psychology, or related discipline. Teaching experience in early childhood education or related subject at the post-secondary level (face-to-face and online teaching modes) Experience working with young children (birth to 8 years) in education and care settings, or other related setting (e.g., child and family services, research, recreation/leisure). Advanced knowledgeable of literacy and language development in the early years, including multiliteracy and multimodality, digital literacy, as well as cultural influences. Advanced digital skills (e.g., Microsoft 365 suite, academic search engines, digital platforms) Skills related to incorporation of digital pedagogy, curation of materials and resources for asynchronous learning Experience and competence in Learning Management Systems (e.g., Moodle, Brightspace/D2L). Ability to work independently without immediate direct supervision Team member, able to work well with others toward a common goal
Application Requirements
Please include a cover letter, current resume, and teaching dossier. The cover letter is to include details on your approach to online asynchronous teaching delivery, as well as a description of how you will connect with students in this type of environment. In the teaching dossier, include documentation of teaching success (e.g., teaching evaluations, assessment practices, sample assessments). Additional documents welcome, but not required (e.g., reference letters). You may submit in one pdf file or attach files individually.
We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed.
Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups.
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