Hiring Unit: Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE)

Course code and title:

EDER 609-001. Education and Philosophical Thought.

Description:

An analysis of the educational implications of various philosophical positions concerning the nature of reality and the nature of knowledge.

This course is not Team Taught or offered online.

Term:

Winter 2027

Course Credits:

3

Course Location:

SH680 1822

Course Schedule:

Monday, 05:35 pm-08:25 pm

Appointment dates:

December 21, 2026 - April 30, 2027

Teaching Qualification Requirements (TQRs):

• Education
  • PhD (in exceptional cases, PhD candidates and master teachers with an MA with extensive relevant experience will be considered)
• Experience
  • Expert knowledge and experience in course content including: knowledge of philosophers and philosophies of education from around the world and from non-dominant identities.
  • Knowledge of the Quebec Education program (QEP)
  • Familiarity with the 13 qualified competencies specified in the Ministère de l’Éducation
  • Previous successful teaching similar course(s)
    
    
    
    at the university level
  • Experience teaching in the Quebec school system an asset
• Other
  • Ability to engage in non-traditional online pedagogies a plus.

Posting period:

October 1 - October 15, 2026

Application deadline:

October 15 (11:59 PM)

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.

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