University Canada West is experiencing significant growth. We are seeking a passionate learner-centered sessional faculty with specializations to teach:
Politics:
About University Canada West
UCW is a business and technology-oriented, teaching intensive university and has the fastest growing MBA program in Canada. Balanced with a BCOM degree, a BA in Business Communications and an AA degree, UCW offers students a solid grounding in academic knowledge and skills, interactive, experiential education in business and digital literacy skills.
Faculty are responsible for interactive engaging teaching, staying active in their field through scholarly activities, and serving their Departments and the UCW university community through committee work.
Responsibilities include working with colleagues to develop or modify the curriculum, preparing and updating course materials, teaching, working with students to improve their knowledge and career readiness skills, assessing student progress through grading assignments, papers, exams and other work, and maintaining currency about changes and innovations in your field and related teaching implications (examples, activities, approaches).
Specific Responsibilities
General Requirements and Competencies for All Faculty
Minimum:
Preferred:
Specific Requirements and Competencies for [POLI 102, POLI 301, and POLI 303: Political Science & Government] Faculty
The specifics below may exceed or take precedence over general requirements and competencies
Please note: UCW has limited online teaching vacancies and has immediate need for faculty to teach in-person at our downtown Vancouver campuses.
Step 1: Create a Profile
Click Apply Now, to create a Dossier account in Interfolio to upload the application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation.
To access further details about our active faculty positions, kindly visit our careers page at https://www.ucanwest.ca/about/careers/
Step 2: Application Materials
Upload the following materials (preferably as a single PDF file): cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV) (please include your current physical address, email, and contact phone number) including evidence of teaching experience and scholarly accomplishments, cover letter clearly indicating the program and/or course(s), a sample syllabi, and teaching portfolio (if applicable) as well as the names of three referees.
Step 3: Invitation to VidCruiter
If you are shortlisted for an interview, you will receive an email with instructions on how to proceed with the recruitment process.
Diversity and Inclusivity Statement
University Canada West is strongly committed to equity, diversity, and inclusivity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of color, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
The University recognizes that applicants may have had obligations outside of work that have negatively impacted their record of achievements (e.g., parental, elder care, and/or medical). You are not required to disclose these obligations in the hiring process. If you choose to do so, the University will ensure that these obligations do not negatively impact the assessment of your qualifications for the position.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please include this note in your application.
Land Acknowledgement
The University acknowledges that the territories on which UCW and its campuses are situated are the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Selilwitulh) Nations. We thank them for having cared for this land since time immemorial, honor their graciousness to the students who seek knowledge here and iterate our dedication to valuing the ongoing contributions of Indigenous peoples and communities.
**Compensation for faculty members will be set at $7,319 per course section per semester.**