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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 English and Cultural Studies, Okanagan campus, requires Sessional Lecturers to teach the following courses during the winter terms of 2025/2026.
Term 1: September 1 – December 31, 2025
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.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 18, 2025.
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.
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 Sessional Lecturers to teach the following courses 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.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 18, 2025.
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.
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 courses during the winter terms of 2025/2026.
Term 1: September 1 – December 31, 2025
ENGL 349A.001: 17th Century Literature, in-person delivery mode (3 credits)
Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 20, 2025.
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.
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 Languages and World Literatures, Okanagan campus, requires Sessional Lecturers to teach the following courses during the winter terms of 2025-26.
Term 1: September 1 – December 31, 2025 (in-person)
Term 2: January 1 – April 30, 2026 (in-person)
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 – LWL Winter Term Posting.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 28, 2025. Please send application documents in electronic format using word or PDF files to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line
LWL Winter Term Application, addressed to the Department Head, Dr. Sean Lawrence.
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 Creative Studies, Okanagan campus, requires Sessional Lecturers to teach the following courses during the winter terms of 2025-26.
*Unless noted ‘online’, the course is taught in-person. All courses are worth 3 credits.
Term 1: September 1 – December 31, 2025
Term 2: January 1 – April 30, 2026
Preference will be given to applicants with university teaching experience and a completed graduate degree (MA, MFA, or PhD) in a relevant discipline.
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 – CS Winter Term Posting.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 28, 2025. Please send application documents in electronic format using word or PDF files to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line
CS Winter Term Application, addressed to the Department Head, Shawn Serfas.
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.
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.