Closing date: September 15, 2024
Applications are invited for a part time Sessional Lecturer position in 2024 Winter Term 2.
BIOL 433 Plant Genomics – 3 credits.
Course Description: Emphasis on molecular aspects. Systems and techniques for genetic analysis in plants.
Job Description: Primary duties include teaching lectures in the course, preparing materials for in-class and homework activities, mentoring and managing the course section Teaching Assistants, marking students’ exams, maintaining records of students’ grades. The term runs from January 6 to April 27, 2024.
We seek an innovative educator with demonstrated experience in teaching or TAing biology using evidence-based and learning-centred pedagogical approaches, and engaging students in active learning classroom environment.
Candidates with a Ph.D. or a senior graduate student close to defending their Ph.D. in a Biological Sciences discipline, with recent coordinating and teaching experience in BIOL 433. Previous relevant experience in biology post-secondary teaching is an asset.
The current salary for a 3-credit course is $10,300.
Applications should include an up-to-date curriculum vitae, including the names, addresses and e-mail or telephone contact information of three people who can be contacted to provide reference letters, and a teaching statement. Application deadline is September 15, 2024.
Applications should be emailed to Dr. Pam Kalas, Associate Head of Biology, kalas@zoology.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. Our department is committed to confronting systemic biases, particularly as they affect individuals from Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities, and intersect with other forms of discrimination.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.