The School of Kinesiology and Health Studies provides employment for staff, faculty members, teaching adjuncts, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, postdoctoral fellows, and supporting adjuncts.
There are no positions available at this time.
Applications for Teaching Adjunct positions below will be accepted until June 2nd, 2025. Please see individual course documents below for more details.
HLTH 101 - Social Determinants of Health - Fall 2025
HLTH 315 - Theory and Practice of Health Behaviour Change - Fall 2025
HLTH 495 - Advanced Topics in Health Studies: Topic TBD - Fall 2025
KNPE 251 - Introduction to Statistics - Fall 2025
KNPE 255 - Physical Activity, Fitness and Health - Fall 2025
HLTH 101 - Social Determinants of Health (Online) - Winter 2026
HLTH 102 - Personal Health and Wellness - Winter 2026
HLTH 305 - Fundamentals of Health Policy - Winter 2026
KNPE 449 - Advanced Protein Metabolism - Winter 2026
KNPE 493 - Special Topics in Kinesiology: Topic TBD - Winter 2026
SKHS is now accepting applications for Teaching Fellow positions for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The deadline to submit applications is 4:30pm on Monday, May 26, 2025. Applications are to be submitted via email to skhs.grad@queensu.ca.
Graduate students may apply for as many positions as they want, although successful candidates will normally receive no more than the equivalent of a 3.0 unit course per term. Co-teaching applications are welcome but must be submitted as one joint application. In these cases, the cover letter must describe how co-teaching responsibilities will be shared by the applicants.
Applications are adjudicated by the SKHS Teaching Fellow Appointments Subcommittee.
Please see course summaries for past offerings of the courses below:
Course Information | School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
Available positions for 2025-2026
| Fall 2025 | Winter 2026 |
|---|---|
| HLTH 101 Social Determinants of Health | HLTH 101 (Online) Social Determinants of Health |
| HLTH 315 Theory and Practice of Health Behaviour Change | HLTH 102 Personal Health and Wellness |
| KNPE 251 Introduction to Statistics | HLTH 305 Fundamentals of Health Policy |
| KNPE 255 Physical Activity, Fitness and Health | HLTH 331 Advanced Human Nutrition |
| HLTH 495* Special Topics in Health Studies | KNPE 363 Team Dynamics in Sport: Theory and Practice |
| KNPE 449 Advanced Protein Metabolism | |
| KNPE 493* Special Topics in Kinesiology |
* Call for applications for Topics Courses in 2025-2026: we invite proposals for new topics courses in the following areas:
- HLTH 495 Special Topics in Health Studies - open to any health topic
- KNPE 493 Special Topics in Kinesiology - topic must be related to socio-cultural studies or sports psychology
Applicants who would like to propose a topics course must include the following details in their cover letter: proposed course title, summary description of the course, and possible topics and assessments.
Application Process
Applications should be submitted via email to skhs.grad@queensu.ca by 4:30 pm ET Monday, May 26, 2025, and should include the following:
- A cover letter indicating relevant educational background and professional or volunteer experiences. Please include any past experience as a Teaching Assistant or Teaching Fellow in the course.
- A curriculum vitae
- An unofficial transcript of graduate coursework
- The names and contact information of two referees (one of whom must be your graduate supervisor)
Applications may also include other relevant materials the candidate wishes to submit for consideration, such as a teaching dossier or student evaluations.
Queen's University is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applicants from Black, racialized or other visible minority groups, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQ+ persons.
Adjudication
SKHS Graduate Students in preference group A will be given priority (see PSAC 901 Unit 1 Collective Agreement for definition. Within each preference group, registration in the SKHS PhD program will be considered an asset.
All teaching fellowships are governed by the PSAC 901 Unit 1 Collective Agreement. Remuneration will be in accordance with the Collective Agreement, and appointments are subject to funding or enrollment criteria.
There are no positions available at this time.
There are no positions available at this time.