Updated: Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:45

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.


Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

Academic jobs

Course lecturers - RELG and CATH

Positions announced here are governed by the McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union (MCLIU) collective agreement which may be found on McGill's Human Resources website. Candidates are advised to review the agreement prior to applying.

This is the link for course lecturer priority points list : Priority Points as of Summer 2024 PDF icon religious_studies_course_lecturer_priority_points_academic_year_summer_2024.pdf

For Winter 2025 we will be hiring for the following positions. We are accepting applications in Workday as of September 30, 2025. Deadline to apply is October 18, 2025:

CATH 325 Mystery and Imagination
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Birks-Building/Course-lecturer-CATH-325-Winter-2025_JR0000058200?q=CATH

CATH 370 Indigenous Religiosity and Spirituality
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Birks-Building/Course-lecturer-CATH-370-Winter-2025_JR0000058207?q=CATH

RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity and Islam
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Maass-Chemistry-Bldg/Course-lecturer--RELG-204--Judaism-section--Winter-2025_JR0000058797?q=RELG 

RELG 254 Intro to Yoga Traditions
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Macdonald-Eng-Bldg/Course-lecturer-RELG-254-Winter-2025_JR0000058805?q=RELG

RELG 336 Contemporary Theological Issues
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Birks-Building/Course-Lecturer-RELG-336-Winter-2025_JR0000058580?q=RELG

RELG 338 Women and the Christian Tradition
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Birks-Building/Course-lecturer-RELG-338-Winter-2025_JR0000058484?q=RELG

RELG 390D2 Elementary Biblical Hebrew
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Birks-Building/RELG-390-Elementary-Biblical-Hebrew-Winter-2025_JR0000058570?q=RELG

RELG 434 Principles of Christian Theology 2
https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_careers/job/Birks-Building/Course-Lecturer-RELG-434-Winter-2025_JR0000058583?q=RELG

Teaching Qualification Requirements

  1. Minimum of a Ph.D. in religious studies, or be enrolled in doctoral program preferably ABD (all but dissertation);
  2. Evidence of superior teaching ability, in the form of prior teaching or TA evaluations, in the course subject;
  3. The candidate's area of specialization should be as close as possible to that of the course being offered.

Forms

MCLIU application form

Union membership form - This form must be completed by first time course lecturers.

Teaching assistants

A Teaching Assistant is a graduate student appointed to assist a Course Supervisor with the instruction and evaluation of students in a course. A teaching assistant works under the guidance and supervision of the Course Supervisor who is responsible for setting the course objectives, content and method of instruction as well as final grades and grading practices of the course. Further information about teaching assistantships at McGill University can be found on AGSEM website.

For Fall 2024 we will be hiring for the following positions (accepting applications in Workday as of May 31 2024. Deadline to apply July 15 2024):

Teaching assistants are expected to attend all classes. Applicants are also advised to check their schedule for the semester to ensure there is no conflict which will prevent them from attending class as part of their TA responsibilities. Schedule and description of courses is available on Minerva. Click on this link to apply: Teaching Assistants positions for Fall 2024

Forms

PDF icon Teaching Assistant Application Form

PDF icon AGSEM Membership Form

Research assistants

A Research Assistant is a student hired to perform work in the context of carrying out research activities and whose duties and tasks may include, but are not limited to, the performance of clerical, laboratory or technical tasks. Further information about research assistantships at McGill University can be found on AMURE website.

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