Sessional Lecturer (Term) Positions

Posted on August 4, 2022

UBC Land and Food Systems is accepting applications for the confirmed, scheduled courses listed below. All courses available to Sessional Lecturers are listed, but please note that courses may have returning Sessional Lecturers, Adjunct Professors, or Clinical Faculty. Official UBC course descriptions can be found at: https://courses.students.ubc.ca/cs/courseschedule?pname=subjarea&tname=subj-all-departments

Past syllabi for some of the courses can be found at: https://courses.landfood.ubc.ca/lfscourses/

Appointment Process

Electronic applications may be submitted to the Faculty c/o Melanie Train (HR Manager-Faculty) at melanie.train@ubc.ca

Current members of the LFS Sessional Pool should include:

Cover letter noting availability and desired course/s.
Current CV including relevant educational background, and evidence of teaching excellence.

New Sessional Lecturers should include:

Cover letter noting availability and desired course/s.
Current CV including relevant educational background, and evidence of teaching excellence.
Names and full contact information of three referees able to speak to applicant’s teaching qualifications.

Note: Graduate students applying to teach should be aware of UBC Policy 75 and Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements: Graduate Studies Procedures – Permission to Teach. Applications should include a completed and signed Request for Permission to Teach Form PTT.

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.

Positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

Course Openings:

We have the following openings available for regular courses: https://lfs-ps.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2022/08/Sessional-Lecturer-Term-Course-Openings-Aug-5.pdf