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PART-TIME ACADEMIC POSTING
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H6
 
Posting Date: April 12, 2013
 
Application Deadline: April 22, 2013
 
Position:            Sessional Instructor
                        OCCU 6002.03 Social Influences on Occupational Performance
Summer (August) 2013
 
Department:    School of Occupational Therapy
 
Pay rate:          In accordance with CUPE agreement
 
Work Assignment:  This is a 3 week intensive class (Mon-Fri 9:00-12:00) held in August. The instructor is responsible for all aspects of teaching and administration for the class, including preparation for lectures and evaluation of students. The course content will be developed, but can be tailored to the instructor’s interests and expertise.
 
In occupational therapy we understand ‘occupation’ as those things people do to occupy their time, attention, and energy. Occupations are meaningful activities. Occupational therapists work with people whose engagement in occupations has somehow been curtailed, often by disability, injury or illness.
 
This course explores the ways occupational meaning, engagement and performance are shaped by 'social location' – race, class, gender, sexual orientation, culture, age, ability/disability – and the experiences, values, assumptions, expectations that connect to social location. We explore social influences on occupation for both clients and health professionals, as well as the impact on provider-client encounters.
 
Requirements of position: PhD or Masters degree. Previous teaching experience (especially with graduate students) preferred.
 
If you are interested in the above position, please apply in writing by the application deadline to:
School of Occupational Therapy
Dalhousie University
Forrest Building, Room 215
Halifax, NS B3H 3J5
902-494-8804, 902-494-1229 (fax)
Occupational.Therapy@dal.ca
                                                                             
All offers of employment as a part-time academic are conditional upon sufficient student enrolment in the course and approval by the University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadian and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The university encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.