The department of Creative Studies, Okanagan campus, requires Sessional Lecturers to teach the following in-person courses during the summer terms of 2024.
Term 1: May 13, 2024 – June 28, 2024
- VISA 106.001 – Introduction to Digital Media I: Mon Wed, 14:00 – 17:00 (3 credits)
- VISA 285.001 – Public Art: Mural Painting*: Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri, 8:00 – 15:00, Offsite
*must have a minimum of two years university-level Mural Course teaching and/or coordination history
Term 2: July 2, 2024 – August 17, 2024
- VISA 110.001 – Studies in Photography: Mon Thurs, 8:30 – 12:00 (3 credits)
- VISA 108.001 – Introduction to Digital Media II: Tues Wed Fri, 12:00 – 14:30 (3 credits)
- VISA 460R.101 – Special Topics: Street Art in Spain (Go Global)* refer to link for dates (3 credits)
*must have a minimum of two years university-level teaching in a relevant visual arts course and/or coordination in experiential teaching abroad
Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level.
Applications will consist of
- a letter of application
- an up-to-date curriculum vitae (detailing post-secondary teaching experience)
- recent teaching evaluations
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 Summer Term Posting.
Deadline for receipt of applications is March 20, 2024. Please send application documents in electronic format using word or PDF files to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line
CS Summer Term Application, addressed to the Department Head, Shawn Serfas.
The compensation rate per credit per period for the department of Creative Studies is $3,093.57, equaling $9,280.71 per 3 credit course.
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.