Academic

Job Category

Faculty Bargaining

Job Title

Sessional lecturer - part-time (25%)

Department

Department Head | Department of Forest Resources Management (Nicholas Charles Coops)

Posting End Date

July 9, 2026

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

Job End Date

December 31, 2026

The expected salary for this position is $4,000 per credit.

The Department of Forest Resources Management at the UBC Vancouver campus is seeking to hire a part-time (25%) sessional lecturer in 2026W-Term 1 (September to December 2026)

FRST_V 305 - Silviculture (3 credits)

Silviculture concepts and principles; stand dynamics; artificial and natural regeneration; cultural techniques for forest stand establishment and stand tending; silvicultural systems; decision making and development of prescriptions; connections to forest planning.

The successful candidate will deliver core lectures; coordinate with guest lecturers; organize and run lab sections; organize tests, mid-term exams, and grading; and hold office hours weekly. Applicants should include with their letter of application a CV and the names and email addresses of two references.

All positions are subject to enrolment, 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.