Sessional Instructor - CUPE Unit 2 CHSC 7330 A01- CUPE 3909 Unit 2 (Sessionals)

College of Community & Global Health

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences

Job details:

Course: Cultural Perspectives on Illness and Medical Practice CHSC 7330 A01 - 3 Credit Hours

Start date: January 1, 2027

End date: April 30, 2027

Expected total hours:

Appointment Pay Rate: $6,654.00

For more information please contact: Kristina Kovacevic -

Key responsibilities:

- Preparing instructional and testing materials relevant to the course being taught.
- Instructing/teaching/testing.
- Marking/grading of exams and assignments etc.
- Providing constructive feedback to students.
- Maintaining regular office hours.

Applications may be considered after the posting closing date.

If more than one section is advertised for this course different applicants may be considered for each section, and applicants are required to indicate their preferred section.

Where a University of Manitoba student is the successful candidate, the terms and conditions of employment, including remuneration, will be governed by the UM/CUPE 3909 (Student) Collective Agreement.

Qualifications:

- Master's degree, Ph.D. or Ph.D. candidate preferred.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, in the English language is required.
- Background/specialization in subject area required.
- Demonstrated competence in post-secondary teaching required.
- Empathetic approach to the instructional needs and concerns of students is required.
- Previous teaching in the subject area or related area would be an asset.

Additional information:

Thursdays, 9:30AM-11:50AM

This course introduces students to the theoretical foundations of medical anthropology and explores the application of critical social science theory to medical practice and health issues.



This course is an academic exploration of the influence of culture widely defined on illness, health, and medical practice. The course begins with an examination of the concept of "culture" and its relationship to health as well as an introduction to the field of medical anthropology. The cultural construction of medical knowledge and practice will then be introduced, and we will examine the (unfamiliar) notion of Western biomedicine as a cultural system. The meanings and representations of illness will be explored. We will also review representations of the body, explore the relationships between different forms of structural violence and health, and examine intersectionality theory. The assigned book and readings provide an prospect to evaluate the application of concepts central to the course in specific case studies. Overall, the course is constructed to assist students in critically examining the assumptions that influence common understandings of illness, health, and health care.

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

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