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Application deadline: January 23rd, 2025
Date of posting: January 10, 2025
The Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus), invites applications for part-time sessional lecturers for the 2025 Summer Session to teach one or more of the following courses:
| ASIA 305 (3) | Asian Horror Cinema: National Nightmares and Specters of Trauma |
| ASIA 314 (3) | Premodern Japan |
| ASIA 323 (3) | History of Cantonese Worlds |
| ASIA 326 (3) | Critical Approaches to Manga and Anime |
| ASIA 327 (3) | Korean Popular Music in Context |
| ASIA 363 (3) | Fiction and Film from Modern Taiwan |
| ASIA 444 (3) | Topics in Modern Japanese Fiction and Cultural History |
| ASIA 456 (3) | History and Culture of Taiwan |
| CNTO 311 (3) | Basic Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers |
For more details on courses, please see: https://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/course-descriptions/courses-subject. Schedules are to be determined.
A minimum of an MA in a related field and teaching experience in a related field at a North American college/university level is required.
The application dossier should include a letter of interest, CV, and the names and addresses of three referees. All application materials should be submitted online here. The deadline for the receipt of application is January 23rd, 2025.
For more information regarding the department please visit: asia.ubc.ca.
Applicants must be physically located and legally able to work in Canada for the duration of the appointment. All positions are subject to availability of funds and will be governed by UBC/Faculty Association Agreement and the “Conditions of Appointment for Sessional Lecturers.” The current minimum salary is $9,559.11 per 3-credit course. 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, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.