Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
Positions for Full-time and Part-time Sessionals
Psychology
The Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UBC, Okanagan campus, requires sessional instructors to teach the following courses during Term 1 and Term 2 of Summer 2023.
Term 1 (May 15, 2023 to Jun 22, 2023)
PSYO 270 Introduction to Research Methods and Design
Introduction to the procedures and difficulties in the design and critical evaluation of research in experimental psychology. Various research designs and basic statistics. A required course for students majoring in Psychology.
Credits: 3
Pre-reqs: All of PSYO 111, PSYO 121. (Or all of PSYC 101, PSYC 102. Or PSYC 100.)
Course Days/Times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 1430-1700
Mode of Delivery: In-Person
Requires In-Person Attendance: Yes
Term 2 (Jul 04, 2023 to Aug 11, 2023)
PSYO 271 Introduction to Data Analysis
Introduction to behavioural data analysis focusing on the use of inferential statistics in psychology and the conceptual interpretation of data as related to basic experimental designs (laboratory, field research methods). A required course for students majoring in Psychology.
Credits: 3
Pre-reqs: PSYO 270
Course Days/Times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 1430-1700
Mode of Delivery: In-Person
Requires In-Person Attendance: Yes
Applicants with a PhD in the discipline or a related discipline, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred.
Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vita (including but not limited to previous teaching experience), recent teaching evaluations (if available), and the name of three referees who have agreed to submit letter of references directly to Psychology.okanagan@ubc.ca. Please send application documents in electronic format using WORD or PDF files to: Psychology.okanagan@ubc.ca or send documents via mail to:
Marla MacDonald, Department Assistant
Department of Psychology
University of British Columbia – Okanagan
ART 321 – 1147 Research Road
Kelowna, B.C. V1V 1V7
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 31, 2023. All positions are subject to funding and enrollment.
“UBC hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. We especially welcome applications from members of visible minority groups, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. Government regulations require that Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. All appointments are subject to budgetary approval.”
History and Sociology
The Department of History and Sociology
The Department of History and Sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UBC, Okanagan campus, requires a sessional instructor to teach the following course during Term 1 of Summer 2023.
Term 1, May 15 –June 22, 2023 (28 teaching days); Exams: June 26 – 30, 2023
SOCI 371B Deviance and Social Control – DEVI & SOC CNTRL
The social construction of deviance. Perspectives on social control such as moral regulation, surveillance, and punishment. Theoretical frameworks will be stressed.
Credits: 3
This is an online course, Mondays and Thursdays, 13:00 – 16:30 PT.
Applicants with a PhD or ABD in the discipline or a related discipline, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred.
Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae (including but not limited to previous teaching experience); student evaluations of teaching for the last 5 years; and the names and addresses of three referees who have agreed to submit letters of reference to barbara.wilke@ubc.ca. Please note: referees should not send letters of reference unless they are requested.Please send application documents in electronic format using a PDF document to: hs.okanagan@ubc.ca or send documents via mail to:
Barbara Wilke
Senior Department Administrative Assistant Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences | History and Sociology
The University of British Columbia | Okanagan
ART 313, 1147 Research Road | Kelowna B.C. | V1V 1V7 Canada
The deadline for receipt of applications is March 23, 2023. All positions are subject to funding and enrollment.
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 appointments are subject to budgetary approval.”
Community, Culture & Global Studies
Community, Culture & Global Studies Department
The Community, Culture and Global Studies department of the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UBC Okanagan requires sessional instructor(s) to teach the following courses in Summer 2023 semester.
TERM 1 (May 15, 2023 – June 22, 2023)
INDG 307 Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Shows how human life depends on complex systems of cultural knowledge about the natural world. Indigenous people’s biological classification and nomenclatural systems, ethnobiology, and Indigenous explanatory models of environmental systems and the application of this knowledge in practic
NSYL 333 Language Practice and Pedagogy: Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Intensive language immersion class focused on the application of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), in and through practice. The language of instruction is Nsyilxcn. May be offered on the land. Restricted to students in the Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency program
Applicants with a PhD in Indigenous Studies, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred. Interested applicants should forward a Curriculum vitae and three names of referees, plus recent teaching evaluations (if available) to Tess Lea, via Alicia Head at alicia.head@ubc.ca. Please send application documents in electronic format using WORD or PDF files. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2023.
All positions are subject to funding and enrollment.
Applications sent by mail, please address to:
Alicia Head, Department Assistant
Community, Culture and Global Studies
University of British Columbia Okanagan
ART 270
1147 Research Road
Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7
Phone: 250 807-8102
For more information regarding the positions, please contact Dr. Tess Lea at tess.lea@ubc.ca or the Indigenous Studies Program Coordinator Associate Professor Shawn Wilson at shawn.wilson@ubc.ca
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.
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