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STAFF & FACULTY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
There are no current postings.
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.
36-month Lecturer .5 Position– Visual Arts (Community Art, 2D and 3D art practices)
The Department of Creative Studies invites applications for a half time 36-month Lecturer appointment in Visual Art commencing September 1, 2021.
The ideal candidate will be a practicing artist with relevant university teaching experience and a completed graduate degree (MA, MFA, or PhD) in Visual Arts or related discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with strong teaching ability in community art and mural painting, and with experience doing community art projects in the Okanagan. Candidates should also be able to teach foundation-level two-dimensional and three-dimensional art courses.
The candidate will be expected to teach four courses per year with a minimum of one practice-based Community Art summer term course each year in collaboration with a community organization. In addition to this, the candidate will teach other courses within the department throughout the academic year, developing community engagement opportunities within these existing courses. The candidate will also teach VISA 400 (practicum) and be responsible for supervising the Visual Arts Course Union (VACU), Art-on the-Line fundraiser and fourth-year students. The candidate’s service duties will include developing relationships between the University and community organizations for future community art and community engagement opportunities.
Courses for the position may include, but are not limited to, the following:
| VISA 102 | VISA 215 | VISA 312 | VISA 482 |
| VISA 103 | VISA 225 | VISA 322 | VISA 483 |
| VISA 104 | VISA 282 | VISA 300 | VISA 460 |
| VISA 105 | VISA 283 | VISA 400 | |
| VISA 235 | |||
| VISA 245 |
Please email your application to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line VISA Lecturer application.
Applications must be sent as electronic documents and consist of:
New applicants must also arrange to have three confidential letters of reference emailed to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca with the subject line “VISA reference letter”.
Inquiries can be sent to Associate Professor Denise Kenney, Acting Head, Department of Creative Studies at denise.kenney@ubc.ca
Deadline for applications: CV’s reviewed starting May 27, 2021
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.