Lecturer - Spanish

University of British Columbia Okanagan

The Department of Languages and World Literatures at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus invites applications for a full-time one-year Lecturer appointment in Spanish, commencing September 1, 2025.

Lecturer positions are appointments without review (i.e., non-tenure track) with the possibility of renewal for successive terms, subject to availability of funding and demonstration of teaching ability, in accordance with the Collective Agreement between UBC and the UBC Faculty Association.

Preference will be given to applicants with a PhD in the field and with experience teaching at the post-secondary level. Teaching will consist of eight sections per year, with one or two sections taught in the summer terms. The successful candidate will be expected to teach language and other courses at all levels.

In addition to teaching, the candidate will also be responsible for some administrative duties, including regular attendance at meetings and participation in the activities of the program, as well as

- Assistance with curriculum review and design of courses
- Assistance with TA recruitment
- Committee work, as determined by the Head

More information about the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies can be found online at https://fccs.ok.ubc.ca/

Salary: $80,296 per year. All positions are subject to funding.

How to apply:

Please email your application to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca, with the subject line SPAN Lecturer application. Documents must be submitted in electronic format as e-mail attachments. Acceptable formats include those with a file extension of .doc, .docx, or .pdf.

Applications must consist of the following:

- A letter of application
- A complete curriculum vitae (detailing post-secondary teaching experience)
- A statement of teaching philosophy and/or teaching evaluations

New applicants must also arrange to have three confidential letters of reference emailed to recruitment.fccs@ubc.ca with the subject line “SPAN lecturer reference letter”.

Inquiries can be sent to Dr. Sean Lawrence, Department Head, Department of Languages and World Literatures at sean.lawrence@ubc.ca

The deadline for applications is July 20, 2025.

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 will be given priority.