The Department of Educational Studies will offer sessional lecturer positions for the 2025/2026 Summer
Session in Adult and Higher Education (ADHE) undergraduate courses.
Summer Term 1 Online – 3.0 credits per section, May 11 – June 18, 2026
ADHE 328, Institutions of Adult Education – 1 section
ADHE 329, Developing Short Courses, Workshops & Seminars – 2 sections
To be eligible to teach courses at 300 or 400 level, applicants should hold a doctoral degree, or have
achieved doctoral candidacy, in a discipline relevant to the course title. Preference will generally be
given to applicants with relevant post-secondary and online teaching experience and demonstrated
experience in the content of the courses. Course instructor duties may include: teaching, meeting with
students, updating course content, marking assignments, reporting grades, and attending orientation
meetings as well as professional development sessions, where applicable.
Application Procedure
Returning Sessional Instructors:
- Sessional Instructor Application Form obtainable from the department website
- Any updates on your:
- Cover letter, in relation to your teaching and professional development
- Full CV
- Contact details and residency
- Teaching record and evaluation
New Sessional Instructors:
Application packages should contain the following items:
- Sessional Instructor Application Form obtainable from the department website
- Cover letter that explains: areas of expertise, experience in post-secondary teaching, basic principles of teaching philosophy
- Full most updated CV
- Teaching evaluation or peer review of teaching, if available
- Names and contact details (email and phone number) of 2 references who can speak to your teaching
Please send applications electronically to: edst-jobs.educ@ubc.ca
Deadline for applications: Sunday March 15th, 2026
Notes
- Instructors whose part-time appointments are under 0.5 FTE are able to work outside BC but within Canada. Instructors who are neither Canadian nor permanent residents must hold a validwork permit or be on maintained status for the entire term.
- As per the Germaine Agreement on the conditions of appointment for sessional and part-time faculty members (February 29, 2012), doctoral candidates and applicants with completeddoctoral degrees will be adjudicated together in one pool of applications.
- The offers made to doctoral candidates are subject to permission from the research supervisor and Graduate Advisor.
- All positions are subject to enrollment minimums and budgetary approval, and are governed by Part 7 of the Collective Agreement on Conditions of Appointments for Sessional Faculty Members. The remuneration for the assignment will be paid at the sessional pay scale.
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.
If you require any accommodations during the application or hiring process, please contact Holly-Kate Collinson-Shield.
Due to the number of applications we receive, we are not able to confirm receipt of submissions over
the phone or by mail, nor can we provide the status of applicants except for those who are selected.