Sessional Instructors

6 days ago


Charlottetown, Canada University of Prince Edward Island Full time

Please note: the courses offered below will be taught in person, unless otherwise specified as an online course.

**ACC 1010 - Introduction to PEI’s Living Climate Lab**

This course focuses on how Prince Edward Island is the perfect “living laboratory” for understanding the causes, impacts, and solutions to the challenge of climate change. Students will examine how unique locations on the Island can play a role in understanding the vulnerability, impacts and adaptation to climate change.

One hour lecture, Three hours field/laboratory a week.

The instructor will be responsible for teaching both the lecture and lab components of this course.

**ACC 4060 - Measuring Your Carbon Footprint Through Carbon Accounting**

This course will examine greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting. Students will design and execute greenhouse gas emissions inventories, employing skills including the identification of analysis boundaries, acquisition of data, calculation of emissions levels, and reporting. As a final exercise, the students will also calculate the carbon footprint of individual businesses, companies or public organizations.

**ACC 4090 - Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism**

Students will develop an awareness of the environmental, socio‐cultural and economic impacts of tourism; study the possible measures to redress the negative impacts of tourism; develop an appreciation of environmental sustainability in tourism; examine the concept of ecotourism; and incorporate the principles of sustainable tourism into developing and managing tourism destinations and products.

**Qualifications**:
The successful applicant will have a minimum of a master's level degree or equivalent with a combination of qualifications and experience.

**Application Instructions**:
Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, Associate Dean
School of Climate Change and Adaptation
Faculty of Science
University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3
Telephone: (902)566-0405

UPEI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute.



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