APTPUO - Fall 2026 - ISI5301-A00

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Main Campus

Academic Period:

2026 Fall Semester

Faculty:

Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts

Academic Unit:

École des sciences de l’information \\ School of Information Studies

Course Title:

Foundations of Information Professions

Course Code:

ISI5301

Section:

A00

Course Description:

Critical examination of roles, values, ethics, and policies associated with the creation, communication, and use of information in today's society. The course examines, from both an historical and a contemporary perspective, the socio-cultural, economic, legal, and technological dimensions of the information environment, and the role of the information professions with respect to promoting and safeguarding principles such as those that form the foundation of intellectual freedom and equitable access to information.

Posting limited to:

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

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/08

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

2026/06/08

Expected Enrolment:

50

Approval date:

2026/05/08

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:

N/A

Course Schedule:

Jeudi | Thursday 14:30-17:30 - -

Requirements:

Requirements

Ph.D. or Master's degree in Information Studies from an ALA accredited institution, mandatory.  Professional experience and/or teaching experience in the subject matter preferred.

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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