Course Lecturer - LING 445 - Fall 2026

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply.

If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).

Course details: Introduction to foundational ideas in computational linguistics and natural language processing. Topics include formal language theory, probability theory, estimation and inference, and recursively defined models of language structure. Emphasis on both the mathematical foundations of the field as well as how to use these tools to understand human language.

Teaching Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays, 1:05PM – 2:25PM

Course Start/End Date: August 31, 2026 - December 4, 2026

Contract Dates: August 31, 2026 - January 5, 2027

Location: TBA

Salary (current rate for 3-credit course teaching): $11,479

Salary (rate for 3-credit course teaching as of September 1st, 2026): $11,824

Posting Period: June 26, 2026 – July 13, 2026

Application deadline: July 13th, 2026, 11:59 PM

Position Summary:

A Course assignment includes all or part of the following teaching activities:

a) preparation of the Course and Course plan; 

b) delivery of the Course; 

c) evaluation of students; 

d) submitting to the University a report on student attendance and student grades; 

e) supervision of Teaching Assistants or any other teaching support staff; 

f) upon request, review of students’ grades; 

g) meeting with students, being available to answer questions and give advice concerning Course content and requirements; 

Employees shall perform their duties in compliance with the Pedagogical Regulation and as specified in the administrative directives of the Hiring Unit. An Employee shall use appropriate pedagogical methods and material.

Teaching Qualification Requirements:

Successful completion of at least PhD Evaluation 1 or equivalent experience.

Experience: Classroom teaching experience through previous employment as Teaching Assistant or Course Lecturer for at least 120 hours, or equivalent.

Other: For current graduate students, CGPA of 3.7 or higher.

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.