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STAFF & FACULTY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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We also hire faculty into term appointments for a specified period of time for courses taught in FCCS. Sessional Lecturers teach and/or perform related duties, including course coordination or lab supervision, for a period of less than 12 months. Lecturers teach and perform related duties which may also include faculty administrative responsibilities. They are hired for a period of one, two or three years.
The Department of Languages and World Literatures invites applications for a full-time one-year Lecturer appointment in Spanish commencing September 1, 2025.
Lecturer positions are appointments without review (i.e., non-tenure track) with the possibility of renewal for successive terms, subject to availability of funding and demonstration of teaching ability, in accordance with the Collective Agreement between UBC and the UBC Faculty Association.
Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level. Teaching will consist of eight sections per year, with one or two sections taught in the summer terms. The successful candidate will be expected to teach language and other courses at all levels.
In addition to teaching, the candidate will also be responsible for some administrative duties, including regular attendance at meetings and participation in the activities of the program, as well as
Salary: $80,296 per year. All positions are subject to funding.
Please email your application to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line SPAN Lecturer application. Documents must be submitted in electronic format as e-mail attachments. Acceptable formats include those with a file extension of .doc, .docx, or .pdf.
Applications must consist of the following:
New applicants must also arrange to have three confidential letters of reference emailed to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca with the subject line “SPAN lecturer reference letter”.
Inquiries can be sent to Dr. Sean Lawrence, Department Head, Department of Languages and World Literatures at sean.lawrence@ubc.ca
The deadline for applications is July 20, 2025.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All positions are subject to funding and enrolment numbers and are governed by the Collective Agreement between the University of British Columbia and The Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia.
This ad is posted as per the requirements of the CA, Part 7, Article 2.2 and is intended for internal applicants only.
The department of English and Cultural Studies, Okanagan campus, requires a Sessional Lecturer to teach the following course during the winter terms of 2025/2026.
Term 2: January 1 – April 30, 2026
Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level.
In the case of new applicants to UBCO, applications will consist of the above plus a transcript of academic records. New applicants must also arrange to have at least three confidential letters of reference sent to the same email address, with the subject line Reference letter – ENGL Winter Term Posting.
Please send application documents in electronic format using word or PDF files to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line
ENGL – Winter Term Application, addressed to the Department Head, Dr. Jordan Stouck.
The compensation rate per credit per period for the department of English and Cultural Studies is $3,186.37, equaling $9,559.11 per 3 credit course.
Deadline for receipt of applications is July 17, 2025.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All positions are subject to funding and enrolment numbers and are governed by the Collective Agreement between the University of British Columbia and The Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia.
The department of English and Cultural Studies, Okanagan campus, requires a Sessional Lecturer to teach the following course during the winter terms of 2025/2026.
Term 2: January 1 – April 30, 2026
Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level.
In the case of new applicants to UBCO, applications will consist of the above plus a transcript of academic records. New applicants must also arrange to have at least three confidential letters of reference sent to the same email address, with the subject line Reference letter – ENGL Winter Term Posting.
Please send application documents in electronic format using word or PDF files to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line
ENGL – Winter Term Application, addressed to the Department Head, Dr. Jordan Stouck.
The compensation rate per credit per period for the department of English and Cultural Studies is $3,186.37, equaling $9,559.11 per 3 credit course.
Deadline for receipt of applications is July 17, 2025.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All positions are subject to funding and enrolment numbers and are governed by the Collective Agreement between the University of British Columbia and The Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia.
The department of English and Cultural Studies, Okanagan campus, requires a Sessional Lecturer to teach the following course during the winter terms of 2025/2026.
Term 2: January 1 – April 30, 2026
Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level.
In the case of new applicants to UBCO, applications will consist of the above plus a transcript of academic records. New applicants must also arrange to have at least three confidential letters of reference sent to the same email address, with the subject line Reference letter – ENGL Winter Term Posting.
Please send application documents in electronic format using word or PDF files to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line
ENGL – Winter Term Application, addressed to the Department Head, Dr. Jordan Stouck.
The compensation rate per credit per period for the department of English and Cultural Studies is $3,186.37, equaling $9,559.11 per 3 credit course.
Deadline for receipt of applications is July 17, 2025.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All positions are subject to funding and enrolment numbers and are governed by the Collective Agreement between the University of British Columbia and The Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia.
Each academic year, we have openings for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) and possibly Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) for courses in FCCS for the September and January terms. Individual faculty also offer Research Assistant positions for both graduate and undergraduate students. RAs are employment opportunities for qualified students offered by faculty members with research grants and contracts.
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.