APTPUO - Fall 2026 - APA3121 A00 - Human Motor Skill Development

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Ottawa, ON

Academic Period:

2026 Fall Semester

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences de la santé / Faculty of Health Sciences

Academic Unit:

École des sciences de l’activité physique \\ School of Human Kinetics

Course Title:

Human Motor Skill Development

Course Code:

APA 3121

Section:

Course Description:

Motor skill development through the life span. Influence of different developmental perspectives on interpretations of why motor development has occurred; nature versus nurture argument; inter-relatedness of motor, perceptual, and cognitive development. Integrated laboratory sessions.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/04/27

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/28

Expected Enrolment:

110

Approval date:

2026/04/27

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

C

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais | English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

- - - LUN/MON 8:00AM - 11:20AM.

Requirements:

3 crédits / 3 credits

39 heures d'enseignement par trimestre / 39 hours of teaching per semester

Mode d'enseignement / Teaching mode : Hybrid (virtual and in-person, on campus)

Horaire / Schedule:

LUN/MON 8:30:00 AM 11:20:00 AM

Un niveau d'éducation/d'expérience jugé équiv. pourrait suppléer aux exigences éducation et/ou expérience requises / An acceptable level of education/experience could be viewed as being equiv. to the educational require. and/or demonstrated experience Si on vous invite à poursuivre les étapes du processus de sélection, veuillez nous aviser de tout besoin nécessitant des mesures d'adaptation. Les renseignements communiqués seront traités avec respect et confidentialité / If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence Les employé(e)s sont tenus par la loi provinciale pour mener à bien des formations obligatoire. La liste de formations peut être modifiée par une loi provinciale / Employees are required under provincial law to success. complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

Exigeances / Requirements:

• Master's degree in Human Kinetics (Motor Control or Psychomotor) or in a field related to the course. Preference will be given to candidates with a PhD in Human Kinetics (Motor Control or Psychomotor) or in a field related to the course. Experience teaching in a university setting is preferred.

• Expérience en enseignement universitaire est un atout / Experience teaching in a university setting is an asset.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit, here for the OLBI unit, or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

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