Careers

With more than 18,000 faculty and staff, UBC is one of British Columbia’s largest workforces. We are also one of the most progressive, consistently recognized as one of BC’s best employers.

FACULTY AND STAFF

We value our faculty and staff members and are always looking for talented people to join our thriving team. Excellent benefits, diverse career opportunities, and a true community spirit are just some of the reasons you should consider joining our team of talented, dynamic faculty and staff.

STAFF & FACULTY CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CURRENT POSTINGS

There are no current job postings.

Term Faculty Appointments

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.

CURRENT POSTINGS

The Department of English and Cultural Studies requires instructor(s) to teach the following two sections in English in terms 1 and 2 of the summer session:

Term 1May 15 – June 30, 2023

  • ENGL 112-001: Studies in Composition (in person)

Term 2July 4 – August 19, 2023

  • ENGL 150-101: Introduction to Literary Genre (online, synchronous)

The minimum requirement is a completed MA in the field and significant teaching experience at the post-secondary level. Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field.

How to Apply

Please email your application electronically to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca with the subject line
Summer term Application – English.  Documents must be submitted in electronic format as e-mail attachments.  Acceptable formats include Microsoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF).

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 – English summer term posting.

Inquiries can be sent to Dr. Michael Treschow, Head, Department of English and Cultural Studies at michael.treschow@ubc.ca

Deadline: March 31, 2023

All positions are subject to funding and enrolment numbers and are governed by Part 7: Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Lecturers, Collective Agreement between the University of British Columbia and The Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia.

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; Canadians and permanent residents must be given priority.

The Department of Creative Studies at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus invites applications for a 12-month Lecturer appointment in Creative Writing commencing September 2023.

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 excellence in teaching in accordance with the Collective Agreement between UBC and the UBC Faculty Association.

 

The ideal candidate will be a practicing writer with relevant university teaching experience and a completed graduate degree (MA, MFA, or PhD) in Creative Writing or a related discipline. Preference will be given to candidates with strong teaching ability in narrative forms, including short- and long-form fiction, playwriting and screenwriting.

The candidate will be expected to teach seven courses over the 12-month period, with a minimum of one of those being taught in the summer term, and to serve the department through committee work, event organizing, or similar activities.

Courses for the position would include, but are not limited to, the following:

Term 1

  • CRWR 160
  • Intro to Writing Fiction and Drama
  • CRWR 380
  • Writing of the Short Story
  • CRWR 471
  • Writing of the Novel

Term 2

  • CRWR 160
  • Intro to Writing Fiction and Drama
  • CRWR 260
  • Theory and Practice of Creative Writing
  • CRWR 471
  •  Writing of the Novel

Summer

  • CRWR 160

All positions are subject to funding.

How to apply

Please email your application to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line CRWR 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 will consist of

  • A letter of application
  • a complete curriculum vitae (detailing post-secondary teaching experience)
  • a statement of teaching philosophy and/or teaching evaluations

New applicants must also arrange to have three confidential letters of reference emailed to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca with the subject line “CRWR reference letter”.

Inquiries can be sent to Shawn Serfas, Head, Department of Creative Studies at shawn.serfas@ubc.ca

Deadline for applicationsCV’s reviewed starting March 27th 2023

 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.

The Department of Languages and World Literatures requires instructors to teach the following sections in Summer 2023.

Term 2 – July 4, 2023 to August 19, 2023

  • SPAN 102-001 (Online) – Beginners’ Spanish II
  • SPAN 202-001 (Online) – Advanced Beginners’ Spanish II
  • WRLD 150-001 (Online) – Introduction to Intercultural Communication

Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level.

How to Apply

Please email your application electronically to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line
LWL Summer term Application.  Documents must be submitted in electronic format as e-mail attachments.  Acceptable formats include Microsoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (PDF).

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 – LWL summer term posting.

Inquiries can be sent to:  anderson.araujo@ubc.ca

Deadline: March 26, 2023.

All positions are subject to funding and enrolment numbers and are governed by Part 7: Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Lecturers, Collective Agreement between the University of British Columbia and The Faculty Association of the University of British Columbia.

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.

STUDENTS

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.

Student Employment Opportunities

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.