APTPUO - PSY3109 C00 - WINTER 2027

Position Details

Location: Main Campus

Academic Period: 2027 Winter Semester

Course Title: Social Motivation

Course Code: PSY3109

Section: C00

Faculty: Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences

Academic Unit: École de psychologie / School of Psychology

Expected Enrolment: 147

Number of Credits: 3

Work Hours: 39

Posting Type: Régulier / Regular

Position Type: Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Course Description

Theories of motivation. Emotions as motives and indicators of motivational states. Self-efficacy, success expectancy, and outcome importance in motivated behaviour. Gender differences. Motivational bases of current concerns: obesity, phobias, self-handicapping, over achievement behaviours. Current research in social motivation.

Course Details

Language of Instruction: Anglais | English

Competence in Second Language: Passive

Course Schedule:

• Mardi | Tuesday 10:00-11:30
• Jeudi | Thursday 8:30-10:00
• This course is offered in-person.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Psychology with thesis in Social Psychology

Important Notice

The assigned mode of the course (in-person or virtual) cannot be modified. If you must cancel a class during the semester, you must inform our office (psycho@uottawa.ca) or Martine Raymond directly. A replacement can be assigned for the missed course, this will be your responsibility to organize in the case where you cannot hold the scheduled class and respect the assigned mode of the course.

Additional Information

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.

Equity and Inclusion

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact vra.affairesprofessorales@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.

Application Deadline

Applications must be received BEFORE: 2026/10/22