Sessional Instructor: ENGG 481 - Technology and Society

at  The University of Calgary

Description
The Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary invites applications for a Sessional Instructor to teach ENGG 481 (Technology and Society) in the Winter 2025 term. The course is scheduled to be delivered in-person.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

An interpretive course on the interrelationship between technology and society. The first part of the course surveys significant historical developments within disciplinary areas such as energy, materials, production processes, structures, transport, communications, and computation. Sequence within each area: discovery, development, application, impact, future. Social and economic consequences are also considered. Historical contributions of Indigenous Peoples in technology and contemporary considerations of impacts of technology on Indigenous rights. The latter part of the course explores contemporary problems of society and technology.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must have a graduate degree in Engineering and must have a demonstrated background in the subject matter related to this course. Experience teaching undergraduate students in an engineering program will be viewed as an asset. Current registration as a professional engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada will be viewed as an asset. Applicants should be comfortable teaching in person.
Qualified applicants can apply by submitting a letter of interest along with a current CV and names and contact information of at least two references, via the ‘Apply Now’ link. Candidates are welcome (but not required) to also include evidence of teaching effectiveness that may strengthen the application and assist in the selection process. Please submit your application as one document in pdf format.

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