[acc-cca-l] Job Ad: Instructor(s) for two online courses at UBC Okanagan

[Zajko, Michael]

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The Department of History & Sociology of the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at UBC’s Okanagan campus requires sessional instructors to teach the following Sociology courses in 2021W, Term 2. Please note that both courses have days and times assigned to them, but each will be delivered online.

TERM 2: January 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022

SOCI 216 Media and Society
Critical and contextual analysis of the form and content of mass communication. Relationship between culture, social behaviour, and public channels of communication such as print media, advertising, television, film, and popular literature.
Online Mon Wed 12:30 – 14:00

SOCI 320 Cultural Studies in Sociology
How culture informs and is informed by social, political, subjective, and aesthetic concerns. Special emphasis on critical and post-colonial theories and methodologies.
Online Wed Fri 9:30 – 11:00



Applicants with a PhD in Sociology, or in a related discipline, and relevant research and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred. Experience with online teaching and with the use of a learning management system such as Canvas is also preferred. Specify which course(s) you are applying for in your cover letter. Interested applicants must submit:

• A Curriculum Vitae (including but not limited to previous teaching experience),
• A brief teaching dossier, and all teaching evaluations for the last five years,
• Three letters of reference, sent under separate cover by the referees

The deadline to send application documents in electronic PDF format is October 15, 2021. Send the application to Barbara Wilke, Department Assistant, at barbara.wilke at ubc.ca

For more information regarding this position, please contact the Department Head, Dr. Ruth Frost, at ruth.frost at ubc.ca. All positions are subject to funding and enrolment, and are governed by UBC’s “Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for Sessional and Part-time Faculty Members.”

Instructors do not need to be based in Kelowna, BC, while instructing the courses but must reside in Canada and have Canadian citizenship or residency. Instructors are required to have access to a reliable internet connection and a computer.

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.
https://hr.ok.ubc.ca/careers/faculty/instructors/bsas/

Dr. Mike Zajko
Assistant Professor
Department of History and Sociology
The University of British Columbia | Okanagan Campus
ART 308, 1147 Research Road | Kelowna BC | V1V 1V7 Canada
Phone 250 807 9896
mike.zajko at ubc.ca<mailto:mike.zajko at ubc.ca>

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