Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Ottawa, ON

Academic Period:

2026 Fall Semester

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences de la santé / Faculty of Health Sciences

Academic Unit:

École des sciences de l’activité physique \\ School of Human Kinetics

Course Title:

Neural Control of Human Movement

Course Code:

APA 3150

Section:

Course Description:

The scientific study of human movement is examined by exploring the relationships between brain and motor behaviour. Theories and methods that investigate the fundamental mechanisms and principles involved in the control of human movement are studied in detail from neurophysiological, cognitive and dynamical perspectives.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/04/27

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/28

Expected Enrolment:

100

Approval date:

2026/04/27

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

C

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Anglais | English

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

- - - MAR/TUE 7:00pm - 9:50pm.

Requirements:

Le (La) candidat(e) retenu(e) sera responsable de la partie magistrale du cours / The successful candidate will be responsible for the lecture
portion of the course.

3 crédits / 3 credits
39 heures d'enseignement par trimestre / 39 hours of teaching per semester

Mode d'enseignement / Teaching mode : présentiel / In person (on campus)

Horaire / Schedule:
MAR/TUE 7:00:00 PM 9:50:00 PM

Un niveau d'éducation/d'expérience jugé équiv. pourrait suppléer aux exigences éducation et/ou expérience requises / An acceptable level of education/experience could be viewed as being equiv. to the educational require. and/or demonstrated experience Si on vous invite à poursuivre les étapes du processus de sélection, veuillez nous aviser de tout besoin nécessitant des mesures d'adaptation. Les renseignements communiqués seront traités avec respect et confidentialité / If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence Les employé(e)s sont tenus par la loi provinciale pour mener à bien des formations obligatoire. La liste de formations peut être modifiée par une loi provinciale / Employees are required under provincial law to success. complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

Exigeances / Requirements:

• Maîtrise (ou équivalent) en activité physique ou domaine connexe / Master's (or equivalent) in Human Kinetics or related field.

• Expérience en enseignement universitaire est un atout / Experience teaching in a university setting is an asset.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit, here for the OLBI unit, or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

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