The Department of English and Cultural Studies, Okanagan campus, requires Sessional Lecturers to teach the following courses during the winter terms of 2024-25.
*Unless noted (Online), the course is taught In-Person
Term 1: September 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
- CORH 203: Science Communication (3 credits)
- CULT/DIHU 312: Internet Culture (3 credits & Online)
- ENGL 112: Studies in Composition (3 credits)
- ENGL 150: Introduction to Literary Genre (3 credits)
- ENGL 156: Environmental Literature (3 credits)
- ENGL 353: Shakespeare: Later Works (3 credits)
- DIHU 220: Research with Media in the Humanities (3 credits & Online)
Term 2: January 1, 2025 – April 30, 2025
- CORH 203: Science Communication (3 credits)
- CULT/DIHU 312: Internet Culture (3 credits & Online)
- ENGL 112: Studies in Composition (3 credits)
- ENGL 150: Introduction to Literary Genre (3 credits)
- ENGL 212: Children’s Literature (3 credits)
- ENGL 239: The Bible in English Literature (3 credits)
- ENGL 352: Shakespeare – Earlier Works (3 credits)
- CORH 204: Communication in the Humanities (3 credits)
- CORH 205: Communication in the Social Sciences (3 credits)
- CORH 304: Public Speaking (3 credits)
Terms 1 and 2: September 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025
- ENGL 109: Studies in Composition (6 credits)
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 – ENGL Winter Term Posting.
Deadline for receipt of applications is May 10, 2024. 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, Michael Treschow.
The compensation rate per credit per period for the department of English and Cultural Studies, effective July 1, 2024, is $3,186.37, equaling $9,559,11 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.