Sessional Instructor - McDougall Faculty of Business - Summer 2025

Competition Number:
12.SI.25
Position Type:
Sessional Opening
Closing Date:
Date of Posting:
Department:
McDougall Faculty of Business
Position:
Sessional Instructor
Contract:
Summer 2025

The McDougall Faculty of Business at the 秀色短视频 has openings for a sessional instructor for the Summer 2025 semester. Priority will be given to members of the MFoB Sessional Roster who applied for the position and met the qualifications. Full-time and term contract Faculty Members are encouraged to apply and may be considered. These positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

Please note: the courses offered below will be taught in person, unless otherwise specified as an online course.

BUS2310-1 Corporate Finance

June 30 to August 7, 2025 (Does not include exam period)

Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm

Finance is concerned with the planning for, acquisition, and utilization of funds. The major topics discussed in this course include the time value of money, analysis of financial projections, of financial markets, sources of corporate financing, cost of capital, capital budgeting, and working capital management.

BUS3910-1 Strategic Management

June 30 to August 7, 2025 (Does not include exam period)

Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30-8:30pm

This course provides students with an opportunity to explore the concepts of strategic thinking, analysis, and planning. It integrates the functional and process areas studied in the degree program and utilizes cases to give students experience in crafting business strategy.

BUS4850-1 Management Leadership Skills

June 30 to August 7, 2025 (Does not include exam period)

This course is offered online

In this course, learners are provided with tools and exercises that are used to develop self-awareness, creativity, conflict resolution, and empowerment skills. Learners begin a process of self-assessment which can continue to serve their development as managers after the course is completed.

BUS7950-4 Special Topics: Global Issues and Challenges in a VUCA World

July 7 to July 25, 2025

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00am to 1:00pm

This course employs the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) framework to help students understand how some of the major challenges facing the world today are affecting (or will soon affect) businesses globally. Topics covered include international trade and supply and value chains; food security; migration, poverty, and social unrest; sustainability and climate change; technological innovation and disruption; and cyber security. By emphasizing the interconnectedness of these economic, geopolitical, environmental, and social issues, this course aims to prepare students for future leadership positions in our VUCA world. The course brings in renowned guest speakers and relies heavily on in-class discussions and idea sharing to encourage students to think about and engage with today鈥檚 most pressing global issues.

Qualifications for teaching undergraduate courses:

Successful applicants will have a minimum of a master's level degree along with demonstrated expertise in the course subject or equivalent with a combination of qualifications and experience. Priority will be given to applicants with a relevant PhD. 

For courses in Accounting, applicants must be a practicing CPA. 

Qualifications for teaching graduate courses

For an MBA course, we seek applicants with a strong combination of qualifications and experience. Minimum educational credentials include a PhD and/or Master鈥檚 degree in a relevant discipline, with priority given to applicants with a PhD. For applicants without a PhD, senior management experience in the course topic is required. Prior experience with teaching the relevant course, or closely related courses, will be considered an asset. 

Application Instructions: 
Priority will be given to qualified individuals on the sessional roster of the academic unit. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates that are shortlisted will be contacted. 

Please send your application, including a curriculum vitae with references listed, to: 

deanbusiness@upei.ca 

Attention: Tarek Mady,

Dean, McDougall Faculty of Business 

秀色短视频 

Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3 

Tel: (902) 566-0564 

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. 秀色短视频 is committed to the principle of equity in employment

秀色短视频 is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute. 秀色短视频 is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from underrepresented groups including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

Closing date for applications is February 14, 2025. 

秀色短视频 encourages all qualified applicants to apply for job openings; however, in keeping with the terms and provisions of the university鈥檚 various employment and collective agreements, first priority will be given to internal candidates.