[Hiring] APTPUO - WINTER 2027 - PSY6148 - B00 @University of Ottawa

Role Description

This course advances Indigenous and other cultural ways of knowing by introducing students to traditional holistic systems of healing that include sacred plant medicines. This includes short term fieldwork opportunities (typically 8-10 days) among traditional healers and/or entheogenic religious communities where the spiritual and communal dimensions of healing are centre stage.

• Students will have the opportunity to learn from traditional healers (shamans, curanderos, madrihnas, etc.)
• Observe the ritual and ceremonial bases of healing
• Examine the uses of non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC) for addressing mental health concerns, personal growth, and improved wellbeing
• Emphasis on understanding the cultural context of the healing practice
• Neuropharmacology of serotonergic plant medicines
• Psychological mechanisms of change
• Cultural approaches for self-care

This course will be offered virtually.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology or related discipline
• Advanced knowledge of the course content area

Requirements

• 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
• Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training

Benefits

• Hourly Rate: Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)
• Work Hours: 39
• These rates do not include vacation pay nor statutory pay
• Rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified; retro will be paid after the ratification