Call for Applications

Teaching Assistant Positions 

Department of Political Studies 

Queen’s University, Kingston, ON CAN K7L 3N6

In accordance with the collective agreement between Queen's University and Teaching Assistants (PSAC Local 901), applications are invited from qualified individuals for teaching assistant positions. TAships are filled according to Group Preferences set out in the Collective Agreement between Queen’s University and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

Dr. Colin Farrelly, Professor with the Department of Political Studies, has launched a new YouTube channel featuring lecture videos connected to his forthcoming book, Aging and the Ethics of Longevity Science, which will be published by Oxford University Press in August 2026.

Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor in the Department of Political Studies, provides analysis on the Russia-Ukraine war in a Global News segment. He examines the strategic implications of Ukraine’s strike on Russian infrastructure and what it may signal about the direction of the conflict. 

"Is the Tide Turning in the Russia-Ukraine War After Kyiv Strikes Major Russian Oil Refinery?" (Global News, June 18, 2026).

Kathy Brock, Professor Emerita with the Department of Political Studies and the School of Policy Studies, comments on the federal luxury tax on high-value cars, aircraft, and vessels in The Canadian Press article published by Yahoo Finance. 

"Luxury Tax on Planes, Cars Yielded Over $900M. Now It’s Been Scaled Back" (Yahoo Finance/The Canadian Press, June 19, 2026).

On June 4, Dr. Stéphanie Martel appeared as an expert witness before the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE) to share her insights and recommendations on the revision of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy. 

She stressed the importance of continuity in Canada's engagement of key partners on peace and security issues through a people-centered and sustainable approach, including by renewing Ottawa's support to ASEAN's efforts to localize the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.

Last May, Political Studies Professor David Haglund presented at the Atlantik-Brücke conference, held in Berlin from 17 to 19 May 2026.

Dr. Amarnath Amarasingam, Assistant Professor in the School of Religion and cross-appointed to the Department of Political Studies, shares an adaptation of excerpts from his co-authored book For Blood and Soil: Far Right Extremism in Canada in The Walrus. He reflects on what recent extremist attacks reveal about the state of hate in Canada, including patterns of radicalization and the evolving nature of far-right violence.

Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor in the Department of Political Studies, joins CTV National News to discuss the possible connection between the death of a Toronto police officer and global extremist violence. Watch as he examines how international extremist ideologies can influence local acts of violence.

"Two officers killed within a week as police probe shootings" (CTV National News, June 11, 2026)