City : Hamilton

Category : Other

Industry : Education

Employer : McMaster University

The Department of History invites applications for the following teaching position to be offered in the Spring 2026 session.

Date of Posting: 25 March 2026
Applications to: Please apply through MOSAIC; for inquiries only, please email histadm@mcmaster.ca
Application Deadline: 8 April 2026

Course Name/Number: HISTORY 2A03 Modern Middle Eastern Societies
Term: Spring 2026, 4 May - 19 June 2026
Number of Sections Available: 1
Number of Units per Section: 3
Projected Enrolment: 125
Projected TA Support: Not applicable; contingent upon enrolment
Wage: $8,922.68
Start Time and Duration: Online, asynchronous 

Course Description/Relevant Employment Duties: A survey of the political and cultural history of the Middle East from 1800 to the present, with emphasis on contemporary social problems emerging from post-WWI colonialism, nationalism, Islamism and Arab-Israeli relations.

Required Qualifications: Relevant teaching experience.
Preferred Qualifications: PhD or equivalent

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.  However, those legally able to work in Canada and at McMaster University will be given priority.  McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff.  Accordingly, the University especially encourages applications from women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, members of sexual minorities, and persons with disabilities. 

*Supplemental Fees- 15.02(a) The employee may be eligible to receive supplemented fees in accordance with Schedule C of the Collective Agreement.  The actual rate of pay when in excess of the base rate of pay is deemed to include any supplemented fees owing, to the extent of the excess amount.  If the actual rate of pay is less than the sum of the base rate of pay and the supplemented fees owing, then the employee shall receive the difference.