Career Opportunities

Appointment Process 

Electronic applications may be submitted to the Department Head in c/o Sheeraz Marfatia at sheeraz@civil.ubc.ca.

Applicants for a position as a new sessional lecturer will have post-secondary training experience and a record that provides evidence of teaching effectiveness as an instructor or teaching assistant in a field relevant to the course in question. The successful applicant will have completed a Masters’ degree in a relevant field before teaching starts. Candidates are expected to have excellent communication skills and working knowledge of modern teaching methods and supporting tools.

Applications of current members of the Civil Engineering Sessional Pool will include:

1. A letter of application or indication of preferences noting availability, and desired course/s.
2. A current CV including relevant educational background, teaching and research experience, and training, publications, and/or awards and qualifications for teaching.
3. Indicate your P.Eng. status. Applicants for Design courses must include confirmation of P.Eng. (with APEGBC) in their application dossier.

Applications of NEW Sessional Lecturers will include:

1. A letter of application or indication of preferences noting availability, and desired course/s.
2. A current CV including relevant educational background, teaching and research experience, and training, publications, and/or awards and qualifications for teaching.
3. Indicate your P.Eng. status. Applicants for Design courses must include confirmation of P.Eng. (with APEGBC) in their application dossier.
4. Names and full contact information of at least two referees able to speak to applicant’s teaching qualifications.

Sessional Lecturer positions will be governed by UBC’s “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Faculty Members”

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 of Canada will be given priority.

Positions are subject to final budgetary approval. 

Posting end date: June 15, 2024