"Sessional Lecturer"

UBC Okanagan Campus

time type

Part time

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Posted 7 Days Ago

job requisition id

JR17761

AcademicJob Category

Faculty BargainingJob Title

Sessional LecturerDepartment

UBCO | Faculty | School of Social Work | Faculty of Health and Social Development (Judy Gillespie)Posting End Date

July 24, 2024Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

The salary is $9,559.12 per period ($2,389.78 per month for a full term).

The School of Social Work, in the Faculty of Health and Social Development, at the UBC Okanagan campus is seeking applications for a part-time (33% FTE), in-person, lecturer in the 2024W Term 1 (September to December, 2024.) for the following course:

SOCW 554: Mental Health and Mental Illness (3 credits)

Explores relevant mental health issues to social work practice in a broad range of settings. Critically examines social work’s role in providing effective, evidence-based, theoretically sound interventions and treatments.

The ideal candidate will hold an MSW or PhD in Social Work, or a related discipline, with relevant university teaching experience. Responsibilities include:

• Deliver core lectures
• Coordinate with guest lecturers
• Organize tests, mid-term exams and grading
• Hold weekly office hours

The term teaching dates are September 3, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The salary is $9,559.12 per period ($2,389.78 per month for a full term). More information about the School of Social Work can be found at School of Social Work: UBC’s Okanagan Campus.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted via Workday. Your package should include:

• A letter of application
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae (detailing teaching experience)
• A statement of teaching philosophy and/or recent teaching evaluations

The deadline for application: Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

All positions are subject to enrolment and funding, and will be governed by UBC’s Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional and Part-time 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.