The Department of Neuroscience is seeking contract instructors for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 semesters for the courses listed below.

A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3 and 16.4 in the CUPE 4600 (Unit 2)
Collective Agreement, the posted vacancies listed are first offered to applicants
meeting the incumbency criterion. A link to the current CUPE 4600 (Unit 2) Collective
Agreement can be found at the Academic Staff Agreements webpage on the ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´
University website.

Candidates should be proficient in the English language and have a graduate degree in Neuroscience. Priority will be given to candidates whose research and/or teaching expertise is a strong match with the core material of the course being taught. Please include a cover letter that describes your suitability for the course you are applying to teach.  For those applicants who have not taught in the Department of Neuroscience, a letter of reference in support of your teaching ability is required.

The Department of Neuroscience does not use AI at any point in the screening process.

Final decision for hiring may be determined through an interview process. All positions are subject to budgetary approval and adequate student enrolment. There remains the possibility that any of the courses posted will be cancelled during the application process as the budget and timetable are finalized.

Contract Instructor Salaries for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 courses:

• Half Credit Course: $9,255 • Full Credit Course: $18,508

ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University is committed to employment equity and fostering a culture of inclusion. We encourage applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our campus, including women, visible minorities, First Nations, Inuit, and MĂ©tis peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. Applicants requiring accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process are encouraged to contact the Unit Chair or Director to ensure appropriate arrangements can be made in a timely manner.

Undergraduate Courses

Please click on the link of each individual course to take you to the job posting details, which also includes the application link.

NEUR 3206

NEUR 3402

NEUR 3501

NEUR 4905

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The Department of Neuroscience is seeking contract instructors for Fall 2024 and Winter 2025semesters for the courses listed below.

A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3 and 16.4 in the CUPE 4600 (Unit 2)
Collective Agreement, the posted vacancies listed are first offered to applicants
meeting the incumbency criterion. A link to the current CUPE 4600 (Unit 2) Collective
Agreement can be found at the Academic Staff Agreements webpage on the ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´
University website.

Candidates should be proficient in the English language and have a graduate degree in Neuroscience. Priority will be given to candidates whose research and/or teaching expertise is a strong match with the core material of the course being taught. Please include a cover letter that describes your suitability for the course you are applying to teach.  For those applicants who have not taught in the Department of Neuroscience, a letter of reference in support of your teaching ability is required.

Final decision for hiring may be determined through an interview process. All positions are subject to budgetary approval and adequate student enrolment. There remains the possibility that any of the courses posted will be cancelled during the application process as the budget and timetable are finalized.

Undergraduate Courses

NEUR 2004 [0.5 credit] Fall & Winter – One Section in Fall, Two in Winter
Fundamentals of Scientific Writing in Neuroscience
Introduction to various forms of scientific writing appropriate to neuroscience, with a focus in fundamental skills in scientific writing.

NEUR 3206 [0.5 credit] Fall
Sensory and Motor Neuroscience
Exploration of major topics in sensory processing and motor control, with a focus on underlying mechanisms and neurobiological principles. Topics include all sensory systems (such as vision, somatosensation and audition) plus motor system components including lower and upper motor neurons, basal ganglia, and cerebellum. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

NEUR 3207 [0.5 credit] Winter
Systems Neuroscience
Neural systems underlying complex behaviours including emotion, motivation, and sleep, and the role of association cortices in brain function. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

NEUR 3402 [0.5 credit]
Impact of Lifestyle and Social Interactions on Mental Health
Healthy lifestyle choices and positive social interactions can reduce the incidence of pathological conditions such as depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and impaired immunity. This course focuses on psychosocial and neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the relationship between lifestyle, social interactions and health.

NEUR 3502 [0.5 credit] Fall
Neurodevelopmental Determinants of Mental Health
Development of the human brain, the generation and differentiation of the various cell types, and the formation of the vast network of neural connections. How neurodevelopmental dysregulation can result in pathologies including dyslexia, ADHD, schizophrenia and autism.

NEUR 4002 [0.5 credit] Winter
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Introduction to the methods used in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Topics include: conducting literature searches, extracting relevant literature, assessing quality of studies, synthesizing findings across studies, and the statistical methods used to carry out a meta-analysis. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as , for which additional credit is precluded.

Note: NEUR 4002 will be run with its cross-listed NEUR 5203. Applicants should indicate in detail their familiarization with the subject matter and past experiences. Applicants for this position will be asked to attend an interview with the Chair of the Department and a faculty member who specializes in this subject to assess qualifications for the position.

NEUR 4200 [0.5 credit] Winter
Seminar on Current Advances in Neuroscience
Headline research in neuroscience. Topics may include technical and conceptual advances, ethical issues, medical improvement, and social impacts of neuroscience research.

NEUR 4905 [1.0 credit] Full Year
Honours Workshop
The course will focus on active learning in areas that include written and oral communication, evaluation and interpretation of results, statistics and data management, emphasizing transferable skills that will be most appropriate for non-research career paths.

Article 17 Appointment:

The following courses have been assigned to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, or visiting scholars. The department will contact the most senior incumbent to review their rights under Article 17 of the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement.

NEUR 1203 [0.5 credit] Winter
Neuroscience of Mental Health and Neurological Disease
Clinical symptoms of neurological disease, including biological, developmental, experiential and environmental factors that contribute to disease. Topics may include stroke, multiple sclerosis, migraine, seizure disorder, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s disease and concussion.

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 22, 2023 by 8:00am. Complete application consisting of a list of desired courses and resume should be sent to:

Dr. Matthew Holahan, Chair
c/o Ryan MacKay, Department Administrator
Department of Neuroscience
NeuroChair@carleton.ca

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UPDATED – SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 – NEW POSTING

We are seeking applicants for two positions in Winter 2025: NEUR 3207 & NEUR 4202. Please see details below. Both courses are in-person and times are firm. They cannot be moved. Expressions of interest can be sent to NeuroChair@carleton.ca by October 17, 2024.

NEUR 3207 [0.5 credit] Winter – Tues/Thurs 1:00-2:30pm.
Systems Neuroscience
Neural systems underlying complex behaviours including emotion, motivation, and sleep, and the role of association cortices in brain function. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

NEUR 4202 [0.5 credit] Winter – Wednesday 8:30-11:30am.
Seminar on Current Research in Neuroscience and Psychiatric Disease
Recent research in clinical neuroscience including biological, developmental, experiential and environmental factors that contribute to disease. Topics may include depressive disorders, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, anorexia, narcolepsy, substance abuse, and personality disorders.

The Department of Neuroscience is seeking contract instructors for Fall 2024 and Winter 2025semesters for the courses listed below.

A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3 and 16.4 in the CUPE 4600 (Unit 2)
Collective Agreement, the posted vacancies listed are first offered to applicants
meeting the incumbency criterion. A link to the current CUPE 4600 (Unit 2) Collective
Agreement can be found at the Academic Staff Agreements webpage on the ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´
University website.

Candidates should be proficient in the English language and have a graduate degree in Neuroscience. Priority will be given to candidates whose research and/or teaching expertise is a strong match with the core material of the course being taught. Please include a cover letter that describes your suitability for the course you are applying to teach.  For those applicants who have not taught in the Department of Neuroscience, a letter of reference in support of your teaching ability is required.

Final decision for hiring may be determined through an interview process. All positions are subject to budgetary approval and adequate student enrolment. There remains the possibility that any of the courses posted will be cancelled during the application process as the budget and timetable are finalized.

Undergraduate Courses

NEUR 2004 [0.5 credit] Fall & Winter – One Section in Fall, Two in Winter
Fundamentals of Scientific Writing in Neuroscience
Introduction to various forms of scientific writing appropriate to neuroscience, with a focus in fundamental skills in scientific writing.

NEUR 3206 [0.5 credit] Fall
Sensory and Motor Neuroscience
Exploration of major topics in sensory processing and motor control, with a focus on underlying mechanisms and neurobiological principles. Topics include all sensory systems (such as vision, somatosensation and audition) plus motor system components including lower and upper motor neurons, basal ganglia, and cerebellum. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

NEUR 3207 [0.5 credit] Winter
Systems Neuroscience
Neural systems underlying complex behaviours including emotion, motivation, and sleep, and the role of association cortices in brain function. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

NEUR 3402 [0.5 credit]
Impact of Lifestyle and Social Interactions on Mental Health
Healthy lifestyle choices and positive social interactions can reduce the incidence of pathological conditions such as depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and impaired immunity. This course focuses on psychosocial and neurobiological mechanisms that underlie the relationship between lifestyle, social interactions and health.

NEUR 3502 [0.5 credit] Fall
Neurodevelopmental Determinants of Mental Health
Development of the human brain, the generation and differentiation of the various cell types, and the formation of the vast network of neural connections. How neurodevelopmental dysregulation can result in pathologies including dyslexia, ADHD, schizophrenia and autism.

NEUR 4002 [0.5 credit] Fall
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Introduction to the methods used in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Topics include: conducting literature searches, extracting relevant literature, assessing quality of studies, synthesizing findings across studies, and the statistical methods used to carry out a meta-analysis. Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as , for which additional credit is precluded.

Note: NEUR 4002 will be run with its cross-listed NEUR 5203. Applicants should indicate in detail their familiarization with the subject matter and past experiences. Applicants for this position will be asked to attend an interview with the Chair of the Department and a faculty member who specializes in this subject to assess qualifications for the position.

NEUR 4200 [0.5 credit] Winter
Seminar on Current Advances in Neuroscience
Headline research in neuroscience. Topics may include technical and conceptual advances, ethical issues, medical improvement, and social impacts of neuroscience research.

NEUR 4305 [0.5 credit] Fall
Immune-Brain Interactions
Communication between the brain and the immune system; messengers mediating the interaction. How disturbances of immune-brain signaling can lead to disease (multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s) and to changes in mood and cognition.

NEUR 4905 [1.0 credit] Full Year
Honours Workshop
The course will focus on active learning in areas that include written and oral communication, evaluation and interpretation of results, statistics and data management, emphasizing transferable skills that will be most appropriate for non-research career paths.

Article 17 Appointment:

The following courses have been assigned to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, or visiting scholars. The department will contact the most senior incumbent to review their rights under Article 17 of the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement.

NEUR 1203 [0.5 credit] Winter
Neuroscience of Mental Health and Neurological Disease
Clinical symptoms of neurological disease, including biological, developmental, experiential and environmental factors that contribute to disease. Topics may include stroke, multiple sclerosis, migraine, seizure disorder, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, chronic pain, Alzheimer’s disease and concussion.

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 22, 2023 by 8:00am. Complete application consisting of a list of desired courses and resume should be sent to:

Dr. Matthew Holahan, Chair
c/o Ryan MacKay, Department Administrator
Department of Neuroscience
NeuroChair@carleton.ca

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Kristina Dunbar, a third-year neuroscience student at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, has won a Leading Women/Leading Girls Building Communities Recognition Program award from the provincial government.

Dunbar was nominated by ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´â€™s Student Experience Office and Yasir Naqvi, MPP for Ottawa Centre and the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education.

 â€śKristina is an outstanding example of a Leading Woman in our community,” says Naqvi. “She demonstrates exceptional leadership, serves as a mentor to her peers and works hard to improve the lives of others.”

While at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, Dunbar has been a true leader. For two years, she organized the annual ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Serves Day which brings together more than 100 students to participate in various community volunteer experiences. She continued to assist with subsequent service days. “Her positive demeanor and enthusiasm contributed to making it the most successful ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Serves event to date,” says Jan Patterson, manager of the Student Experience Office. 

Dunbar was also a team leader and mentor to students in the inaugural First in Family Mentor program launched last year. She inspired other students to participate in a Day of Kindness where she and other students performed random acts of kindness all day on campus.

“Kristina is an inspiration to all those around her,” says Patterson. “She impacts the lives of those she works with as a volunteer, mentor and team leader with her commitment to improving the lives of others in any way she can.  As a science student, she is of particular inspiration to the young women she both coaches and mentors, encouraging them to enter fields that they may not have considered.”

Dunbar has participated in the Alternative Spring Break program where students volunteered their time during the 2011 Reading Week to go to New Orleans and work with Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild homes lost during hurricane Katrina. She also volunteers for the Paul Menton Centre as a note-taker and mentor for students with disabilities, has been a co-curricular record project assistant and acted as a coach for a girls’ soccer team.

Jeremy Brzozowski, the student development and first year experience co-ordinator, co-nominated Dunbar. “I consider Kristina to be an exceptional leader, who consistently devotes herself to her academics and to making the campus community and the world a better place – one action at a time. She balances her academic responsibilities and her various roles at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ in a way that is nothing short of admirable. I feel privileged to have crossed paths with Kristina – and I am greatly optimistic of the impact this young lady will continue to have in the future.”

“I couldn’t have done this without the Student Experience Office,” says Dunbar. “The SEO has provided me with numerous opportunities to get involved and really helped me to develop my leadership skills.”

Oh and by the way, Dunbar maintains an A- average. 

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