Hiring Unit:
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
Course Number-Section and Title:
EDPI 344-001/761 Assessment for Instruction
Course Description:
Assessing student strengths, problems and needs; functions and use of different types of student assessment (traditional and alternative assessments); assessing the classroom environment; issues in assessment. Application component: application of assessment process with exceptional students, and use of results for planning and adapting instruction.
Posting Dates (10 working days):
June 1-13, 2025
Application Deadline:
June 13, 2025 (23:59)
CL Credits:
3 (This course is not team-taught)
Number of Positions Available:
1
Term / Schedule:
Fall 2025 / TUES 18:05 - 20:55; 27-AUG-2025 to 03-DEC-2025
Location:
EDUC 338 (Location subject to change)
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Degree(s) required:
- Master’s or PhD in Educational Psychology, or equivalent
Experience required:
- Knowledge of educational and psychological theories
- Knowledge of the application of educational and psychological theories to authentic settings
- Experience in college/university teaching in this subject
- Professional experience in teaching K-12
- Knowledge of Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (MELS) requirements
- Knowledge of the concepts of Inclusive Education
- Training and experience working in schools with students with diverse needs
Other requirements:
- If the applicant has taught this course exactly once previously, she/he must have had satisfactory teaching evaluations in this course that meet the Department’s expectations. This requirement does not apply to applicants who have taught the course at least twice
- If the applicant has not taught this course previously, but has taught in the hiring unit previously, she/he must have had satisfactory teaching evaluations that meet the Department’s expectations
- Adherence to evolving program requirements concerning course content and program-developed competencies; course content and references must reflect the most current advances in the field
Additional Information:
Effective dates of appointment are August 20, 2025 to December 26, 2025. Course dates are August 27, 2025 to December 3, 2025.
This course will be offered in-person on campus at McGill. Please contact ecp@mcgill.ca with any questions you may have.
You are covered by the working conditions specified in the McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union collective agreement; https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/files/hr/mcliu_collective_agreement_-_final_version_for_printing_0.pdf.
Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.
McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English Language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.
McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca.