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Course Lecturer positions

91社区鈥檚 School of Information Studies Master鈥檚 program听is seeking Course Lecturers to teach courses for Winter 2025. Please see the for full descriptions of each course.

INFS 608 Classification and Cataloguing (3 credits)
- Tuesday 17:35 鈥� 20:25, in-person
- Course Description: Cataloguing in depth with a view to such specialties as original cataloguing, catalogue maintenance, and administration of the cataloguing department. Investigation of alternative methods of library documentation. The study of developments in international cataloguing standards, codes, and formats. Includes laboratory sessions.
- Requirements: The course lecturer should have a master鈥檚 degree from an ALA accredited program, and a minimum of 2 years experience as a professional librarian, preferably conducting online searches for a variety of clientele and in different databases. Ideally, the candidate will have had taught a course on museology. A Master鈥檚 degree is required.
INFS听629 Information Security (3 credits)
- Monday, 17:35 鈥� 20:25, in-person
- Course Description: Introduction to information security. Topics include basic concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability; security threats; malware; operating systems security; access control; network security (encryption, decryption, passwords and digital signature); security policies and practices; risk assessments; common criteria; privacy threats and protection techniques; cybercrime and cyber forensics.
- Requirements: The course lecturer should have successfully completed courses in information security at the graduate level. The lecturer must have at least two years鈥� experience in information security. Ideally, the candidate will have had taught a course in Information Security. Candidate should provide evidence of teaching effectiveness as shown by course evaluations. A Master鈥檚 degree is required.
INFS 641Archival Description & Access (3 credits)
- Tuesday, 14:35 鈥� 17:25, in-person
- Course Description: Advanced theory and practice of archival appraisal, arrangement, description, and the creation of access tools to archival records and collections, including the selection and application of appropriate archival descriptive standards, metadata schemes, management tools, and outreach programs including the creation and dissemination of finding aids.
- Requirements: The course lecturer should have at least five years鈥� experience as a professional archivist in a university setting. Ideally, the candidate will have had taught a course in the archival description and access. Candidate should provide evidence of teaching effectiveness as shown by course evaluations. A Master鈥檚 degree in Information Studies (or equivalent) is required.
INFS 656 Abstracting and Indexing (3 credits)
- Thursday, 11:35 鈥� 14:25, in-person
- Course Description: Principles and practical methods of abstracting and indexing. Topics include pre- and post-coordinate indexing, concept analysis, vocabulary control, construction and evaluation of thesauri and of indexes for books, periodicals, and series; emphasis on the role of the computer in indexing.
- Requirements: The course lecturer should have successfully completed courses in librarianship at the graduate level, including courses on abstracting and indexing. The lecturer must have at least two years鈥� experience as a professional librarian, preferably in an academic library. Ideally, the candidate will have had taught a course in Abstracting and Indexing. The candidate should provide evidence of teaching effectiveness as shown by course evaluations. A Master鈥檚 degree is required.
INFS 660 Records Management (3 credits)
- Friday, 8:35 鈥� 11:25, in-person
- Course Description: Library & Information Studies: Management of an organization鈥檚 content in digital forms that relate to the organization鈥檚 operational processes for compliance, governance and decision-making purposes. Addresses principles, strategies, methods and tools used in the lifecycle management of the content, including capture, workflow, classification, metadata, collaboration, preservation, and delivery.
- Requirements: The course lecturer should have successfully completed courses in information studies at the graduate level. The lecturer must have at least two years鈥� experience in content management and content management systems. Ideally, the candidate should provide some evidence of teaching effectiveness. A Master鈥檚 degree is required.
INFS 661 Knowledge Management (3 credits)
- Friday, 14:35 鈥� 17:25, in-person
- Course Description: An introduction to knowledge management and its links to information systems and information professionals. A broad overview of the creation, capture, codification, sharing and application of knowledge in both tacit and explicit forms. Emphasis is placed on the tools and techniques as well as the role of organizational culture.
- Requirements: The course lecturer should have successfully completed courses in knowledge management at the graduate level including the complete knowledge processing cycle, KM tools and technologies, the role of culture in successful KM as well as knowledge of the current professional landscape of KM. Ideally the candidate will have professional experience in the implementation of KM in an organizational setting. Candidate should provide evidence of teaching effectiveness as shown by course evaluations. A relevant Master鈥檚 degree is required.
INFS 680 Introduction to Cybersecurity and Cryptography (3 credits)
- Schedule TBD, online
- Course Description: A general introduction to cybersecurity and cryptography. This course examines the main threats that organizations face towards the protection of data and information concerning its customers and trade secrets. It also covers, at a high level, the basic control mechanisms and processes that can be put in place to protect against these threats and a general introduction to the concepts of cryptography as a way to secure communications. Learning outcomes: By the end of this course, the students will: explain the fundamental concepts of cybersecurity, such as threats, cryptography, and vulnerability; describe the types of cyber-attacks, how they are implemented, and propose commonly used security hardening techniques and controls; perform threat and risk assessments at the network system, operating system, and software application levels; assess the security readiness of an organization; manage cybersecurity incidents and how to communicate them to an organization; develop policies to meet current security standards for an organization to adopt; assess ethical concerns in terms of security, privacy, and information guidelines and policies within national and international contexts.
- Responsibility: Teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity. Prepare and improve online video recordings, quizzes, assignments, and virtual lab materials. Guide online discussions. Answer students鈥� questions. Guide students to complete assignments and projects. Grading.
- Requirements: Successful candidates should have:
  - At least 10-year industrial experience in IT with strategic vision and broad knowledge in cybersecurity, from cryptograph to access control, from malware to risk assessment, from information security policies to cloud security.
  - Excellent track record of hands-on experience in cybersecurity
  - A Bachelor's degree, a Master鈥檚 degree or a Doctoral degree in the relevant area.
  - Previous experience in creating and teaching cybersecurity course(s)
  - Prior online and in-person teaching experience
  - Excellent communication skills
  - Have passion to be a good teacher
INFS 681Modern Software Exploitation and Defence (3 credits)
- Schedule TBD, online
- Course description: This course examines modern exploitation and defense techniques for binary executables and web application and the practices that compromise modern protective techniques. The course is divided in two parts. The binary executable section covers a wide range of topics including reverse engineering, string format vulnerability, and code injection while the web security section will explore tools used against web applications such a cross-site scripting, session hijacking and SQL injection. Learning outcomes: By the end of this course, the students will be able to: compare vulnerabilities in binary applications; implement modern defence techniques against exploitation and understand the possibility of bypassing; conduct independent vulnerability analysis against binary applications; describe security issues and modern attacks against web application; perform independent security analysis against web application; examine the practices of software security development lifecycle and risk assessment.
- Responsibility: Teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity. Prepare and improve online video recordings, quizzes, assignments, and virtual lab materials. Guide online discussions. Answer students鈥� questions. Guide students to complete assignments and projects. Grading.
- Requirements: Successful candidates should have
  - At least 3-year teaching experience in IT with expertise knowledge in software security and malware.
  - Excellent track record of teaching experience in cybersecurity
  - A doctoral degree or doctoral candidate in the relevant area
  - Previous experience in creating and teaching cybersecurity course(s)
  - Prior online and in-person teaching experience
  - Excellent communication skills
  - Have passion to be a good teacher
INFS 682 Network and Endpoint Security (3 credits)
- Schedule TBD, online
- Course description: This course will cover network security and the various technologies, policies, and procedures that are used in combination to create multiple layers of protection within an organization鈥檚 computer network. The various vulnerabilities and threats to networks will be explored in detail, as well as the many network security controls that are currently available. Learning outcomes: By the end of this course, the students will be able to: describe the purpose of primary hardware and software components of computer networks; explain the fundamental concepts of common network and endpoint threats and attacks; evaluate modern defense techniques against exploitation and understand the possibility of bypassing at the network level; develop skills to manage security in network environments involving endpoint devices; conduct security analysis of a network system and its endpoints; assess network and endpoint security management approaches, security lifecycle, and risk assessment.
- Responsibility: Teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity. Prepare and improve online video recordings, quizzes, assignments, and virtual lab materials. Guide online discussions. Answer students鈥� questions. Guide students to complete assignments and projects. Grading.
- Requirements: Successful candidates should have
  - At least 10-year industrial experience in IT with strategic vision and broad knowledge in network cybersecurity, endpoint security, and cloud security
  - Excellent track record of hands-on experience in cybersecurity
  - A Bachelor's degree, a Master鈥檚 degree or a Doctoral degree in the relevant area.
  - Previous experience in creating and teaching cybersecurity course(s)
  - Prior online and in-person teaching experience
  - Excellent communication skills
  - Have passion to be a good teacher
INFS 683 Windows and Linux OS Hardening (3 credits)
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- Course description: Introduction to operating system hardening techniques for Windows and Linux. This course will cover both fundamental and advanced topics in operating system security. OS-related vulnerabilities and hacking process will be discussed. This course will cover access control management, credential management, process protection, memory protection, confidentiality and integrity policy, vulnerabilities, malware mitigation, logging, security auditing, system recovery, firewall configuration, intrusion detection tools, design principles, and security checklist. This course aims at arming students with the awareness of potential OS security breach and practical skills of securing a modern operating system. Learning outcomes: By the end of this course, the students will: understand the important components to be protected for an operating system; understand the modern hacking process and the attack surface for an operating system; develop analytic skills to evaluate the security setting of a Windows-based or Linux-based OS; be capable to enhance the security configurations of a Windows-based or Linux-based OS; master operational practices to secure an operating system from prevention to recovery; be capable to work against system vulnerability and malware; understand the basic design principles; be aware to human factors and recent trends in OS security.
- Responsibility: Teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity. Prepare and improve online video recordings, quizzes, assignments, and virtual lab materials. Guide online discussions. Answer students鈥� questions. Guide students to complete assignments and projects. Grading.
- Requirements: Successful candidates should have
  - At least 8-year teaching experience in IT with broad knowledge in cybersecurity.
  - Excellent track record of teaching experience in cybersecurity
  - A doctoral degree or doctoral candidate in the relevant area
  - Previous experience in creating and teaching cybersecurity course(s)
  - Prior online and in-person teaching experience
  - Excellent communication skills
  - Have passion to be a good teacher

If you are interested in applying and you are an:

External candidates (do not currently hold a job at 91社区, or have held a position in the past, which is now terminated), please apply through the . Follow this guide for instructions on how to apply.
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Course Lecturer positions are governed by the 91社区 Course Lecturers and Instructors Union (MCLIU) collective agreement. Please consult the collective agreement for additional information on the selection process. An application form can be found on p. 92 (Appendix 11) of the collective agreement. 听Please note that offers are subject to budgetary restrictions.

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Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, & Graduate Assistant positions

TA Positions

These Teaching Assistant positions are only available to 91社区 graduate students.

You must be a student registered at 91社区 in an MA or PhD degree program in the Winter 2025 term.

Hiring Unit: School of Information Studies

INFS 611 Research Principles and Analysis

1 position, 180 hours

Duties:

Participating in teaching and evaluation (Grading assignments and labs; Researching and reviewing course content; Opportunity to teach a selected topic).
Interacting with students (Responding to students鈥� queries related to the course by email, MyCourses, and Zoom; Holding regular office hours to answer students鈥� questions (1 hour/week)).
Facilitating lecture delivery (Meeting with the course instructor (0.5 hours/week); Attending lectures and reading course materials; Handling logistics for guest speakers; Assisting in in-class activities)

Qualifications:

Be open and well versed in different research designs and methods;
Be a 91社区 graduate student with appropriate academic background

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INFS 620 Managing Information Organizations

1 position, 180 hours

Duties:

Interact with students
Respond to students鈥� queries related to the course by email, MyCourses, and Zoom
Provide office hours for students, when requested
Provide support for students working on the case study group project
Participate in teaching and evaluation
Review course content (e.g., recorded lectures, course readings)
Teach a selected topic (in-person or via pre-recorded lecturette) or lead an in-class activity
Manage and evaluate the case study group project
Assist in preparing, facilitating, and evaluating in-class discussions, in-class activities, and associated homework assignments
Assist in handling logistics related to guest speakers
Monitor online class discussions on MyCourses

Qualifications:

Ideally registered as a doctoral student at 91社区
Graduate degree in information studies or related fields. Candidates with an undergraduate or graduate degree in management related fields will be given preference, along with those that have completed courses related to managing information organizations.
Knowledge of management principles or practical experience in management (e.g., strategic planning, human-capital management, financial and project management, organizational design, change management, etc.)

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INFS 682 Network and Endpoint Security

1 position, 90 hours

Duties

Assist lecturers to teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity: INFS 682 (Network and Endpoint Security).
Help students solve technical problems.
Develop new course contents.
Participate in online discussions.
Answer students鈥� questions.
Guide students to complete assignments and projects.
Grading.

Qualifications:

strong knowledge of network security
relevant work or research experience in cybersecurity
excellent communication skills
passion to be a good teacher

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INFS 683 Windows and Linux OS Hardening

1 position, 90 hours

Duties:

Assist lecturers to teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity: INFS 683 (Windows and Linux OS Hardening).
Help students solve technical problems.
Develop new course contents.
Participate in online discussions.
Answer students鈥� questions.
Guide students to complete assignments and projects.
Grading.

Qualifications:

strong knowledge of systems security
relevant work or research experience in cybersecurity
excellent communication skills
passion to be a good teacher

Hourly Salary: $36.25

Total Hours of Work per Term: 180 or 90

Deadline to Apply: Nov 4, 2024

How to Apply

If you are an EXTERNAL APPLICANT (former 91社区 employee, or never been a 91社区 employee), navigate to the . First sign in to your candidate account or create one, as applicable. IMPORTANT: To create your account, make sure to use a personal email address (and NOT an @mail.mcgill.ca or @mcgill.ca email address). Search for 鈥淪IS Teaching Assistants Fall 2024鈥� in the Search bar and click Apply to begin the application process.

If you are an INTERNAL APPLICANT (active 91社区 employee, with a current job extending into July 2024), login and apply through , using your 91社区 username and password. IMPORTANT: You MUST first connect to 91社区's VPN before you login to Workday (). Once logged into Workday, type "Find Jobs" in the Search bar. Then search for 鈥淪IS Teaching Assistants Fall 2024鈥�, once you have found it, you can apply directly through your Workday account.

RA & GA Positions

Several SIS faculty members employ students for Research Assistant (RA) positions. Positions are filled at the discretion of the professor. Masters and PhD students interested in RA opportunities should review research projects of interest on the SIS faculty pages and contact faculty members directly to express interest in working as an RA. Doctoral students should also mention interest to their supervisors. In addition, Graduate Assistant (GA) positions are occasionally recruited from the student body.